Lawmakers have a handful of working days left and a lot of heavy lifting to keep their promises of enacting laws to protect kids online, expand affordable high-speed internet, regulate the use of artificial intelligence in elections and campaigns, and restore authority to auction wireless spectrum.
All four issues have seen some traction in the 118th Congress, yet each will require a concerted effort to pass, considering many members will soon be campaigning back in their districts ahead of the November election.
Just before the August recess, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a package consisting of two kids online safety bills that had been under discussion for years, despite the objections of the tech industry, privacy advocates and digital rights groups.
