Next Week on the Hill: Lawmakers Adjourn for Holiday Recess

Lawmakers have completed legislative business for the first session of the 116^th Congress following action on significant policy items such as government funding, tax extenders, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Prior to adjourning yesterday, Senators sent the fiscal year (FY) 2020 funding bills to President Donald Trump’s desk ahead of tonight’s government funding deadline, passing both the domestic policy minibus (71-23), as well as the national security measure (88-11) that includes appropriations bills for Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Financial Services and General Government, and Homeland Security. Earlier this morning, the president tweeted that he plans to sign the measures into law later today.

Congress will return to Washington the week of Jan. 6 to begin the 2020 work session. The Senate will return first on Monday, Jan. 6, while the House will pick back up on Tuesday, Jan. 7.