Hardwood Floors October/November 2024

By Dana Lee Cole

The top priority for legislators in the days they will spend in D.C. will be moving the appropriations bills that fund government operations. If they don’t get finalized before they expire in October, Congress will have to pass Continuing Resolutions (CRs) to keep government operations viable. Bills of this nature start in the House and move to the Senate for consideration before going on for presidential signature. It seems likely that the annual defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, will be acted on before the end of the year. Less likely, but still possible, is the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which already has been extended for one year past its deadline. While a bipartisan House bill moved forward during the summer, the Senate still was working to come up with final language as they departed for the annual August recess, although both Senate Democrats and Republicans released their own frameworks and some initial language in July. It’s likely that both sides will wait for election results to see if waiting until the new Congress will help their chances of including partisan priorities in the final document. Moving a tax bill reinstating many of the provisions of the Trump era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) while boosting child tax credits seems unlikely in 2024, but key players including Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Congressman Jason Smith (R-MO) continue to push forward. For those keeping a close eye on presidential campaign rhetoric, this is an important issue to track. What the candidates say about TCJA and business taxes in

The November elections are approaching rapidly, capping off the most tumultuous and unpredictable campaign cycles in memory. Predictions of who will win and who will be sent home are rampant, but the fact is, no one really knows for sure what the political landscape will look like after the dust clears in November. While most of the attention is focused on the election and what comes next, there is also significant interest in what, if anything, Washington will be able to accomplish in the few legislative days left on the calendar after voting has concluded.

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