Lawmakers head into the final stretch before the August recess with a bunch of unfinished business, including fiscal 2016 appropriations bills, highway funding and the country-of-origin labeling law for meat.

 

The House resumes debate Tuesday on the Interior-Environment funding bill (HR 2822) that contains a series of policy riders attacking President Obama's regulatory agenda. More such provisions could be added on the floor.

 

Before the August recess, lawmakers' to-do list will include an extension of highway funding as well as a decision about whether to repeal the COOL law to avoid retaliatory tariffs. Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has been searching for a compromise that can get through the Senate.

 

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