MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin will receive the US congressional delegation, which is currently on a visit to Russia, on July 3, First Deputy Speaker Alexander Zhukov told journalists on Monday.

"The meeting (between Volodin and US congressional representatives - TASS) will start at 13:00," Zhukov informed.

The US delegation consists of Alabama Senator and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Richard Shelby, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, South Dakota Senator John Thune, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran, Montana Senator Steve Daines, as well as member of the US House of Representatives from Texas Kay Granger.

The US congressional delegation arrived in Russia on Saturday. Their first visit has been to St. Petersburg, where they conducted a meeting with Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko. In the evening, they will arrive in Moscow. On July 3, the delegation members have set out to meet with Russian officials from the Federation Council (upper house of Russian parliament) and the Russian Foreign Ministry. The visit takes place against the backdrop of the upcoming Russia-US summit, which will take place on July 16 in Helsinki.