It’s the calm before the reconciliation storm fully reaches the Senate this week, with Republicans working behind the scenes to try to forge their own agreement on changes to their “one big, beautiful bill.”
And GOP senators will also be working to scrub the House bill for compliance with the Senate’s reconciliation rules to ensure that when they have a deal, they can pass the measure without the risk of a Democratic filibuster.
But even the calm is relative, with the bipartisan stablecoins bill still being the pending legislative business. Senators began filing amendments before the recess, with plenty more expected as the floor debate gets underway in earnest this week.
