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Congress returns to backlog of must-pass legislation
Lawmakers face a packed agenda as disputes over immigration funding, surveillance powers and housing rules keep several major bills stalled.
- On Monday, Congress returns to a backlog of unfinished business after leaving town for a week without sending a key immigration enforcement funding package to President Donald Trump's desk.
- Both chambers of Congress have spent more than double their legislative workdays on recess or vacation than in session; House members logged 74 days in session versus nearly 170 weekdays in recess.
- Senate Republicans deadlocked over the DOJ's controversial "anti-weaponization fund," while their $72 billion immigration bill providing three years of ICE and Border Patrol funding failed to receive a Senate floor vote last Friday.
- The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act faces a chilly reception after House amendments weakened restrictions on private equity purchases; Congress also pursues the Farm Bill, SECURE Data Act, and $580 billion highway bill.
- Authorization for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires June 12, with lawmakers divided over whether the law allows routine collection of Americans' electronic data without warrant protection.
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