Congress Turns to Spending Negotiations as Dust Settles on OBBBA After passing the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), Congress used its few remaining in- session weeks in July to turn its attention to what’s next. Both chambers advanced government spending legislation before departing for August recess, and leadership will face a sprint to strike a bipartisan deal by September 30 that averts a government shutdown. Meanwhile, the individual committees that aren’t heavily involved in funding negotiations have newfound bandwidth, and some have spent that on oversight...