Congress Adjourns And Faces Hectic Fall Agenda
News Date August 10, 2007
The House and Senate adjourned in the early hours of August 5 for a month-long summer recess. Both chambers will return to work on September 4 after Labor Day.
Lawmakers will be facing a daunting agenda when they reconvene and one of the top legislative priorities will be to complete action on the twelve annual appropriations bills. The House has approved all of their FY08 spending bills, but the Senate has passed only one, and none have gone to a joint conference committee for final action. The White House has issued veto threats against many of the bills including the House FY08 agriculture spending bill.
The Senate is expected to begin work on the 2007 farm bill in early September. The Democratic leadership in both chambers are expected to push a number of domestic priorities, and there will likely be debate and votes dealing with terrorism and the Iraqi war. (Contact: Charlie Ingram)