House GOP Leaders Plan July 2 Reconciliation Meeting as 8-Day Window Narrows
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 22
House GOP Leaders Plan July 2 Reconciliation Meeting as 8-Day Window Narrows
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 22
Summary
House Republican leaders are tentatively planning a senior-level Reconciliation 3.0 meeting for Wednesday as lawmakers return with just eight legislative days before the July 4 recess.
A budget resolution must be assembled and adopted first to unlock reconciliation, but Republicans still have not settled how to pay for the package or which policy items it will include.
Fiscal hawks and vulnerable incumbents are increasingly dissatisfied with the talks, with one House Republican dismissing the emerging framework as relying on "fake pay-fors" for defense spending.
The push also faces a Senate bottleneck: GOP senators have shown little urgency on a third party-line bill, even as Trump is expected at their Wednesday lunch to press for his SAVE America Act or related elections provisions.
The compressed schedule leaves House Republicans trying to hit a self-imposed end-of-July target while juggling Iran briefings and a housing affordability package this week.