In Congress: Looking To Ramp Up Review Of Legislation

Law360, New York (June 5, 2016, 10:33 PM EDT) -- Lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., this week after a one-week recess in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. After a slowdown of the fiscal year 2017 appropriations process and subsequent holdup of other floor activity prior to their departure, leaders on both sides of Capitol Hill are looking to ramp up their consideration of legislation over the next several weeks. Fewer than two dozen days of legislative business remain on the calendar before lawmakers depart for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominating conventions and their extended summer recess, and much remains to be done. This week, the Senate will attempt to wrap up its consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), while the House will consider a debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico and energy-related legislation, while also attempting to resume floor consideration of FY 2017 appropriations bills....

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