NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 10
The total number of legislative working days in September.
Lawmakers returned from the August recess yesterday facing a
daunting to-do list, including incendiary debates over foreign
policy, tight deadlines, and the specter of a government shutdown
this fall. Somewhere in the melee, a push for international tax
reform and the revival of 50-plus expired tax provisions will fight
for lawmakers' attention. Check out the Legislative
Landscape section below for more details.
LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE
Welcome Back, Congress! It's a relatively
slow week as House and Senate members ease themselves back to the
D.C. grind. Don't be fooled by this week's shorter agenda,
however. After wrapping up consideration of the joint resolution
disapproving the Iran nuclear agreement, Members will turn their
full attention to keeping the government running beyond Sept. 30,
the end of the current fiscal year.
