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The House of Representatives recessed on July 23 and is scheduled to return to Washington on August 31. The Senate will adjourn for its August recess at the end of this week, although leadership may extend voting sessions into the weekend if additional time is needed to complete outstanding legislative priorities. Senators are not expected to return until September 14.

During the August recess period, legislative updates will be issued on a more limited basis as Congress is out of session. However, once lawmakers return in September, our updates will resume at full pace as Congress addresses the many legislative priorities awaiting action this fall.

We wish you a happy, healthy, relaxing, and safe August, and we look forward to reconnecting when Congress returns in September.

Before departing, the Senate considered several key items, including:

  • Stopgap funding legislation (H.R. 6500) to address government funding deadlines;
  • Russia sanctions legislation (H.R. 5334);
  • A resolution providing for en banc confirmation of a slate of administration nominees (S. Res. 817);
  • Potential procedural votes on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) regarding cryptocurrency regulation; and
  • The Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668).

The Senate continued efforts to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Sen. Lee (R-UT) indicated he may attempt to force a vote to delay or cancel the Senate recess in order to debate and vote on the SAVE America Act, an election security measure supported by President Trump and Senate Republicans. If brought to the floor, the effort is expected to fail.