The House and Senate left DC for summer recess. When both chambers reconvene in September, they’ll need to:
- Confirm more than 130 pending executive branch nominees;
- Fund the government ahead of the September 30 deadline; and
- Address the debt limit.
- Go Deeper: If the debt limit remains unchanged, the government’s ability to borrow using extraordinary measures will probably be exhausted in August or September 2025.
There’s increasing buzz about a potential second reconciliation bill. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) noted that his fellow Republicans had about 200 tax policy requests for what became the GOP megabill.Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), newly elected chair of the Main Street Caucus and a lead sponsor of the HOME Reform Act of 2025, sees momentum building around housing policy including his bill and address what he calls the four horsemen of the housing apocalypse: environmental reviews, prevailing wages, hiring requirements, and Build America, Buy America provisions.
