{"id":1488830,"date":"2024-09-09T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1488830"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:25:00","slug":"heres-what-to-watch-for-in-congress-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/heres-what-to-watch-for-in-congress-in-september\/1488830\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s What To Watch For In Congress In September"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s What To Watch For In Congress In September<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson, Terri Wu, Arjun Singh, Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON\u2014Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill on Sept. 9 after a monthlong recess to work through an ambitious to-do list on a tight deadline.<\/p>\n

Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government by passing new spending bills or agreeing to an extension.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 6, 2018. Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Lawmakers will also have other agenda items to address, including China, defense, and agriculture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanging over all of this is the election, which will be 57 days away once lawmakers return and is likely to affect their actions and rhetoric.<\/p>\n

Here are several things to watch for in September.<\/p>\n

Spending<\/h2>\n

Congress\u2019s top priority is to pass a bill by Sept. 30 that funds the government for fiscal year 2025, or it will shut down.<\/p>\n

Congress is likely to miss the deadline and will need to resort to passing a \u201ccontinuing resolution\u201d (CR),<\/strong> which temporarily funds the government at levels set for the previous year without authorizing new spending.<\/p>\n

The composition of the CR is what\u2019s dividing Congress at present, leading to fears of a stalemate, and a shutdown. Republicans want to include in the CR a bill known as the SAVE Act, which Democrats oppose.<\/p>\n

The SAVE Act would require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship at the time of registration, which Republicans argue is necessary amid high levels of illegal immigration.<\/strong> Democrats argue the bill would disenfranchise American citizens for minor clerical errors during voter registration.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould Americans, and Americans alone, determine the outcome of American elections? Or should we allow foreigners and illegal aliens to decide who sits in the White House,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said<\/a> in a debate on the bill, adding that Americans \u201crefuse to hand over our country to illegal aliens, cartels, traffickers, and violent criminals and murderers. That\u2019s what\u2019s at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at a roundtable on the southern border at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 31, 2024. Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act on July 10, with 216 Republicans and five Democrats voting in favor. Many Senate Democrats, who control the body, have not publicly opposed the SAVE Act, though they are unlikely to accept a CR that includes it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in Federal elections\u2014it is a Federal crime punishable by prison and fines,”\u00a0the Biden administration wrote in a statement<\/a> opposing the bill.<\/strong> \u201cThe alleged justification for this bill is based on easily disproven falsehoods.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only five of the regular 12 appropriations bills\u2014which allocate money to different parts of the federal government and set conditions for how it is spent\u2014have passed the House. The Senate has advanced 11 of the bills to the floor, though none have been passed yet. Senate versions differ from the House\u2019s, requiring further negotiations to reach compromise versions that can pass Congress.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Republican lawmakers are seeking a long CR that would run into the next president\u2019s term.<\/strong> Then, if former President Donald Trump wins the election and the GOP gains control of Congress, they would be able to enact more conservative funding bills. This is likely to be another area of disagreement with Democrats, who may seek a shorter CR that ends after the election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Republicans and Democrats often disagree about funding priorities, and Congress has routinely been unable to pass all 12 bills in time. Fiscal Year 1997 was the last time Congress completed the budgeting and appropriations process before the Sept. 30 deadline.<\/p>\n

The House plans<\/a> to address a series of bills aimed at curbing the existential threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as part of Republican leadership\u2019s \u201cChina Week\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n

More than 30 China-related bills under consideration cover a wide range of topics, including protecting U.S. farmland, trade secrets, critical infrastructure, and advanced technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom economic and academic espionage to intellectual property theft, unfair trade practices, and U.S. land grabs, the threats posed by Communist China must be confronted with strength<\/strong>,\u201d said Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) of the planned blitz of counter-CCP bills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis week\u2019s legislation aims to bolster our national security, protect American economic interests, defend our sovereignty, and secure our future,\u201d he said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n

Tiffany\u2019s legislation would counter a proposed pandemic treaty that critics say would give the World Health Organization (WHO) too much control over U.S. domestic affairs.<\/p>\n

Tiffany\u2019s bill would require a Senate vote before the United States adopts any proposed measures under the treaty, which he said \u201cwill protect our sovereignty and ensure that the safety of our citizens remains in the hands of the U.S., not a corrupt international organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Delegates attend the opening day of the 77th World Health Organization World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 27, 2024. (Bottom Left) People walk by a building.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Several of these bills simply order studies into an issue, with some matters requiring more action\u2014like restricting outbound investment to China and ending the de minimis privilege (which exempts shipments under $800 from tariffs) on Chinese goods\u2014left out entirely.<\/p>\n

With the Republicans\u2019 four-seat majority, it\u2019s unclear how these bills will fare in the House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House passed several China-focused bills earlier this year, most notably a bill forcing TikTok\u2019s divestiture from its Chinese parent company or face a ban in the United States. That bill became law<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n

Other bills passed by the lower chamber include banning<\/a> sales of crude oil from America\u2019s strategic petroleum reserves to China, and prohibiting<\/a> Chinese entities from taking contracts on building U.S. diplomatic posts.<\/p>\n

The House passed a bill requiring<\/a> sanctions on perpetrators of forced organ harvesting in China and supporting practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual group persecuted by the communist regime for more than two decades. Detained Falun Gong practitioners are likely the main body of victims of Beijing\u2019s killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs, according<\/a> to an independent expert panel. A companion bill was since introduced in the Senate.<\/p>\n

Defense Funding<\/h2>\n

Congress is also expected to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual Pentagon blueprint.<\/p>\n

Partisan riders attached to the wide-ranging bill, including measures addressing abortion and gender transitioning, could fuel debates slowing the bill\u2019s passage. The divided House and Senate will also have to reconcile their different NDAA proposals before they can send a final bill to the president\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n

Read the rest here…<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 09\/09\/2024 – 12:25<\/span><\/p>\n

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