December 2022 Outlook

As lawmakers return to Washington to finish out the business of the 117th Congress, there are
two topline items Congress needs to address before the new year –funding the government
before current funding expires on December 16th and passing the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA). Additionally, Democrats will try to tackle several other legislative
priorities before they lose control of the House of Representatives, such as reforms to the
Electoral Count Act, additional support for Ukraine, and additional funding to prepare for a
possible coronavirus winter surge. While there are a number of priorities that legislators would
like to address before the new year, there is a limited amount of time left on the legislative
calendar – the Senate is scheduled to be in session for seventeen days while the House is only
scheduled to be in session for twelve.