Senate to Reconvene Briefly Tomorrow

It’s anything but a usual summer break for Congress. First the House returned for one day of legislative activity on Tuesday, and now the Senate will return briefly on Thursday.

The Senate will recovene to pass an emergency supplemental appropriations bill for border security (H.R. 6080) that was passed by the House when it was in session on Tuesday. The bill is expected to pass the Senate by unanimous consent and is the only legislative business for the day although the Senate is also expected to pass a resolution of condolence on the death of former Senator Ted Stevens. Thus, all Senators do not need to be present and only two are expected to attend — Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland — according to The Hill newspaper.