June Outlook: June Comes Around Every Year

04 Jun June Outlook: June Comes Around Every Year

Congress returns this week for the first planned four-week work period since March, with many Members forced to balance their official duties in Washington with primaries back home. With one more weeklong break planned for the week of July 4^th, that leaves a short period of time before the longer August recess, currently scheduled to begin on July 26^th in the House and August 3^rd in the Senate (although the Senate August recess looks likely to be shortened). In June, we expect the Senate to remain focused on judicial nominations as well as perennial items such as appropriations, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and the Farm Bill. In the House, much attention also will be paid to 2019 spending, with the first of potentially several appropriations “minibuses” expected this week. These and other topics are highlighted below as we preview what we believe to be the focus in Congress this month, subject as always to external or unexpected events that could disrupt the expected schedule.