Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a lame-duck session to complete the 118th Congress' business, including addressing the nation's annual defense policy bill and funding the federal government for fiscal 2025.
Congress is back to work after its August recess, tackling unfinished defense spending measures, fixing a massive Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfall and passing a continuing resolution before Oct. 1, the start of a new fiscal year.
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate last week would direct state payments for the use of the National Guard's federal equipment during state missions directly to the Guard units that incurred the expense.
Congress approved another short-term spending bill last week, the fourth this fiscal year, averting a partial shutdown of the federal government but...
Lawmakers are back to work on Capitol Hill this week with the goal of determining a spending plan for fiscal 2024 before a partial government shutdown...