Congress faces long lame-duck to-do list - Semafor
The House and Senate will have to figure out how to avoid yet another government shutdown on Dec. 11, extend farm and surface transportation laws, and pass the annual defense policy bill during their post-election sprint. But some other more entrepreneurial pieces of legislation are up in the air. Senate Democrats will have to decide next week whether theyβre ready to advance a bipartisan permitting reform bill or hold off until next year when their political situation will improve dramatically.
Across the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson has to decide how to handle a Senate-passed college sports bill that his members want to change. And some Republicans are preparing to make a push for one last filibuster-bypassing reconciliation bill to enact their remaining legislative priorities, like a boost to defense spending, but itβs not clear the bruised party will have the votes to try.
