This week: Congress out as shutdown deadline looms

Congress is out for a regularly scheduled in-district week. The Congressional calendar shows the Senate returns Sept. 29, and the House is scheduled to return Oct. 1. The government funding deadline is Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern, giving very little time for the Senate to take action.  

In the meantime, America’s Credit Unions continues to lead efforts to ensure Congress passes a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) without harmful amendments to credit unions, such as interchange or an amendment proposed by Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from paying interest to depository institutions that hold deposits in Reserve Banks.  While the House has cleared its version for the bill without any harmful amendments, the Senate has yet to pass its version of the measure.

Also happening this week:  

• Tomorrow, credit unions support Adelita Grijalva in a special election for Arizona’s 7th District Congressional seat; and
• Thursday, comments are due to the CFPB in response to a proposed legal standard on supervisory designations.

Registration for the 2026 Governmental Affairs Conference, taking place March 1-5 in Washington, D.C., is available now. Stay tuned for updates and keynote speaker announcements in the coming weeks.