Below is the federal policy team's weekly preview, published each Monday that Congress is in session.
HEADLINES
President Donald Trump today returns from Europe after high-profile meetings with NATO leaders, British government officials and royalty, and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Trump will be in Washington this week and plans to sign an executive order focused on workforce development.
The House and Senate continue to work through spending bills and nominations.
HOUSE
- The House plans to vote today through Thursday. The legislative agenda is highlighted by a "minibus" package of fiscal 2019 spending bills, including funding for the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency as well as financial services appropriations.
- The House and Senate are in conference to work through differences and finalize the National Defense Authorization Act as well as to work separately on a minibus package including funding for veterans and military construction.
- On Wednesday, the Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on cryptocurrencies.
- A full listing of House committee activity can be found here.
SENATE
- The Senate plans to be in session throughout the week and will continue working through Trump judicial and agency nominees.
- The Senate plans to vote soon, potentially this week, to go to conference with the House on the farm bill.
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will appear Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee to present the Fed's semiannual monetary policy report.
- The current listing of Senate committee activity can be found here.
WHITE HOUSE
- Trump is finishing meetings with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki and is scheduled return to Washington tonight.
- Later in the week, Trump will host a meeting with his full cabinet, and he has lunches scheduled with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
- Thursday, Trump will host a "Pledge to the American Worker" event and sign an executive order on workforce development.
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