WASHINGTON — In a more normal week, a reauthorization of surveillance powers, a budget resolution or the farm bill might take center stage on the House floor.

This week, the House is scheduled to do all that as well as host a joint meeting of Congress to hear from King Charles III.

The British monarch, who will be feted by President Donald Trump with a state dinner on Tuesday, is also scheduled to address Congress that day. It will be the first address by the head of state of the United Kingdom since a 1991 speech by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Charles’ state visit is timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence this year.

FISA, farm bill, budget on deck

On the legislative front, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House GOP leadership will be doing a lot of vote wrangling this week.

The House is expected to consider an intelligence bill that represents a compromise in the effort to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act after a previous attempt at a sweeping extension came up short.

That led to the enactment of a stopgap authorization that’s only valid through April 30, giving lawmakers just this week to get the latest bill to Trump’s desk.

The House is trying to help speed along that process by seeking to attach the FISA measure as an amendment to an unrelated Senate-passed bill, a move that shortens the amount of time needed to overcome objections on the Senate floor.

Also on the House agenda is a budget resolution that would provide reconciliation instructions allowing Republicans to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years without Democratic votes.

The Senate adopted the budget resolution last week, sending the measure to the House for consideration this week. It’s seen as a key to unlocking the regular fiscal 2026 appropriations for the remainder of the Department of Homeland Security, which remains unfunded.

A new five-year farm bill is also scheduled for the House floor this week. The bill would modify and reauthorize farm and nutrition programs through fiscal 2031.

“Thanks to the incredible hard work of our farmers, growers, and ranchers, Americans are able to put food on the table for their families. It’s time we passed legislation to support them and make sure they have the resources they need to continue feeding America,” The office of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., wrote in his weekly preview.

House members and senators may also face further votes this week related to the U.S. military campaign against Iran, which is currently subject to an indefinite ceasefire, according to Trump.

The House could consider a war powers concurrent resolution from Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., intended to remove U.S. military forces from Iran. Senate Democrats, meanwhile, have adopted a strategy of calling recurring votes on Iran war powers measures of their own.

The first item of business on the Senate floor will be confirmation of Robert Cekada to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has also moved to limit debate on calling up a three-year extension of FISA’s Section 702 surveillance powers, but if the House can succeed in passing its version, it appears likely the Senate would pivot to that bill.

Warsh set to advance

Kevin Warsh, the president’s nominee to be Federal Reserve chair, is expected to advance through the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said over the weekend that he has received sufficient assurances from the Justice Department about the dropping of an investigation into current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Tillis had said he would oppose Warsh and other Federal Reserve nominees until the Justice Department ended an investigation into Jerome Powell regarding cost overruns on a renovation of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters building.

Tillis said in a statement Sunday that the DOJ told him its case against Powell is closed. He added the agency has assured him that its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling on Powell subpoenas was not for the purpose of reissuing them, and that it would only reopen the investigation if there’s a criminal referral from the Fed’s inspector general.

“With these assurances, I look forward to supporting Kevin Warsh’s confirmation,” Tillis said. “He is an outstanding nominee, and it is time for the Federal Reserve to move beyond this distraction and return its full attention to its mission.”

The Senate is expected to be on recess next week, so Warsh’s nomination may be a priority when the Senate returns the week of May 11.

Elsewhere at the committee level, Senate appropriators continue their review of the president’s fiscal 2027 budget request. This week kicks off with subcommittee hearings on the Education Department and NASA budget blueprints Tuesday morning.

House appropriators continue to mark up fiscal 2027 spending bills. The full Appropriations Committee meets Tuesday to consider the funding bill for the State Department, with the measure for agencies including the Agriculture Department and the FDA coming on Wednesday.

Subcommittee markups for Commerce-Justice-Science and for Congress’ own spending are scheduled for Thursday.

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—Mark Schoeff Jr., contributed to this report.

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