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GOP Has Big Plans for Last Weeks in Majority

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The GOP majority has much to accomplish before Democrats retake both chambers in January, but some Republicans fear there won’t be enough time or attendance to enact President Donald Trump’s priorities.

The lame-duck session, the period after the midterms and before the next Congress begins, is Republicans’ last chance to pass measures such as the SAVE America Act and permitting reform, along with critical spending bills.

However, the many members swept out of office in Tuesday’s elections are not guaranteed to attend votes before they depart. Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., also plans to force a vote to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth, using valuable floor time in the remaining 20 legislative days of the term.

“There’s talk of a lame duck reconciliation package, but that takes up a lot of floor time, especially in the Senate, and you’re going to have huge attendance issues in the House, so it’s just going to be absolutely insane the next couple of weeks,” a GOP strategist said.

Here are five things Republicans want Congress to pass during the lame duck: 

A White House official told the Daily Signal in August that Trump’s voter ID bill, the SAVE America Act, would likely pass in the lame duck session. After Tuesday’s defeats, leadership will have to assess if there’s still appetite for it, a GOP aide told the Daily Signal.

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The bill, along with other Trump priorities, would have to pass the Senate through reconciliation, a process that requires only a simple majority vote but is reserved for budget-related measures.

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