With lawmakers eager to get back on the campaign trail, Congress will
seek to make quick work of a six-month stopgap spending bill, which
could be the vehicle for an extension of federal farm programs set to
expire at the end of the month.
The House is on track to clear the continuing resolution this week, with the Senate expected to follow suit next week, according to House and Senate aides from both parties.
The House could unveil the measure as soon as Monday and vote on it by Thursday.
"There is a desire to move quickly," said a Senate GOP aide familiar with discussions on the CR.
The fiscal year expires Sept. 30, and House and Senate leaders have pledged to pass the CR to keep the government funded through March. This measure would allow Congressional leaders to avoid a politically self-destructive fight over funding the federal government before the November elections.
Senate passage of the bill is more likely to come after Rosh Hashanah, which begins the evening of Sept. 16 and lasts through the evening of Sept. 18, the Senate GOP aide said.
The measure is expected to be a narrowly focused document and will not include extraneous provisions that could threaten its passage, aides said.
Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/58_18/Congress-Seeks-Action-on-Stopgap-217440-1.html?pos=htmbtxt
The House is on track to clear the continuing resolution this week, with the Senate expected to follow suit next week, according to House and Senate aides from both parties.
The House could unveil the measure as soon as Monday and vote on it by Thursday.
"There is a desire to move quickly," said a Senate GOP aide familiar with discussions on the CR.
The fiscal year expires Sept. 30, and House and Senate leaders have pledged to pass the CR to keep the government funded through March. This measure would allow Congressional leaders to avoid a politically self-destructive fight over funding the federal government before the November elections.
Senate passage of the bill is more likely to come after Rosh Hashanah, which begins the evening of Sept. 16 and lasts through the evening of Sept. 18, the Senate GOP aide said.
The measure is expected to be a narrowly focused document and will not include extraneous provisions that could threaten its passage, aides said.
Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/58_18/Congress-Seeks-Action-on-Stopgap-217440-1.html?pos=htmbtxt
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