House Returns to Session With Government Funding and Impeachment Inquiry Top of Mind

The House returns to session after the long August recess this week with government funding and a potential impeachment inquiry top of mind — two matters that are expected to dominate the lower chamber throughout September.

On government funding, leaders are aiming to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government’s lights on beyond Sept. 30, but the particulars of a stopgap bill remain unknown. Congress has roughly three weeks to come to a consensus before the end-of-the-month shutdown deadline.

As lawmakers mull a continuing resolution, both chambers this week will move ahead with the formal appropriations process. The House is slated to take up a bill to fund the Department of Defense, and the Senate is scheduled to consider a “minibus” that contains three appropriations bills.

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