Congress faces a consequential and overloaded fall agenda

Lawmakers face a September 30 funding deadline, competing continuing-resolution approaches, the SAVE America Act, a September 15 Senate vote on the Crypto Clarity Act, and pending work on housing, AI, tariffs, health-care ownership disclosure, inspectors general, and executive oversight. Senator Merkley is challenging the administration's U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement during its congressional review period. Filibuster threats, ethics concerns, and procedural dysfunction threaten progress, while debt and Social Security warnings underscore longer-term fiscal pressure.