A September To Remember? (Beltway Buzz, September 4, 2020)

A September to Remember? Congress will return next week after its August recess to begin a legislative sprint to the November elections. There will be only 15 scheduled legislative days when both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives will be in session prior to the elections, and there will be a lot to do. Of course, crafting a new coronavirus relief package will be a priority, as well as funding the government beyond September 30, 2020 (likely by using a continuing resolution to postpone the funding debate until after the elections or even into 2021). Of significance to Buzz readers, sometime in September the House is expected to vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694), which would require an employer to provide reasonable accommodation for pregnant workers