{"id":367,"date":"2026-06-22T21:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=367"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:10:30","slug":"this-week-lawmakers-feel-the-summer-sweat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"This week: Lawmakers feel the summer sweat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The solstice this weekend marked the start of astronomical summer \u2014 and in Washington, D.C., that means the legislative clock is ticking.<\/p>\n

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Lawmakers are eager to head home and campaign on a housing bill that\u2019s nearing passage, but progress on several other issues has stalled, and it\u2019s unclear whether a visit from President Donald Trump will break the logjam or cause further obstruction.<\/p>\n

The House returns after a week off to strained relations between senators and the White House, awaiting a solution to a lapsed spy powers authority that has no clear path forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Renewing what\u2019s known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will be top of mind. Proponents say some key U.S. spy intelligence has gone \u201cdark\u201d since the program lapsed 10 days ago, right as the country is hosting events for its 250th birthday and games for the World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last week, Trump directed Jay Clayton, his pick to be director of national intelligence, not to appear for his scheduled confirmation hearing in front of the Intelligence Committee, which caught Senate Republicans off guard. On Friday, Bill Pulte, a controversial housing official, took over as acting DNI \u2014 it was his appointment that led to Democrats\u2019 pulling away from a bipartisan deal on Section 702, which he would oversee in the role.<\/p>\n

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told CBS\u2019s \u201cFace the Nation\u201d on Sunday that plan \u201cwe had in place should happen. I think Clayton should be the new DNI.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMark Warner told me that there are enough votes to get FISA reauthorized, and I would urge President Trump to let Clayton testify,\u201d Graham said. Warner, D-Va., is the ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Graham said he told Trump \u201cthat any Democrat that shuts down FISA at a time of great peril for the United States is making a huge mistake. The same would be true of the Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Democratic votes are there,\u201d once Clayton is confirmed, Graham said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And that won\u2019t be the only conversation-starter if Trump drops by Senate Republicans\u2019 conference meeting on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senate Steering Committee Chairman Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Fox News he\u2019d invited the president to discuss how to proceed on a voter ID and election overhaul bill, known as the SAVE America Act, which Trump keeps pushing for, but not all Republicans support.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s an issue that will continue to be a headache for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., as Trump ties the legislation to separate issues \u2014 like reauthorizing FISA \u2014 and members publicly spar online.<\/p>\n

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GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah have been publicly debating whether the legislation could pass in the Senate. \u201cYour job to get \u2018em, Mike, if you can. Can\u2019t just complain about others. Prove us wrong,\u201d Cornyn countered to Lee about the chamber\u2019s 60-vote threshold.<\/p>\n

Housing and spending<\/h2>\n

On the flip side of that chaos comes a rare moment of bipartisanship: the Senate is expected to pass as early as Monday night a sweeping housing package aimed at addressing voters\u2019 affordability concerns ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n

The measure includes nearly four dozen provisions based on stand-alone measures, including language aimed at streamlining housing regulations to bolster the construction of affordable housing, changing rules to increase manufactured housing and encouraging localities to ease zoning rules.<\/p>\n

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected to move quickly to pass the bipartisan bill once it\u2019s received from the Senate, according to an aide, meaning it could head to Trump\u2019s desk as soon as Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The House will also take up two party-line fiscal 2027 spending bills: a $47.3 billion bill covering the State Department and national security, and a $62.2 billion measure for the Energy Department and federal water projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lawmakers this week are also expected to push for more information on a war-ending pact with Iran the administration announced last week. Senators expressed frustration over how little they\u2019d heard from the White House, as well as specifics on the fate of Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades,\u201d Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a post on X. \u201cIran\u2019s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter, R-Ga., told NewsNation on Sunday, \u201cThere are a lot of concessions, but let\u2019s keep in mind that this is a work in progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep in mind that this memorandum of understanding is laced with performance enhancements,\u201d Carter said. \u201cAnd it depends on what Iran does.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Wrapup: Senate hits spy powers snafu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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