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华盛顿讯 参议院将于周一结束五周休会返回华盛顿，计划在下月启程竞选前处理多项优先立法事项。
在成功将政府资金拨款争端推迟至11月中期选举之后、暂时避免了政府停摆风险后，参议院预计将转向其他几项议题——包括加密货币立法和大学体育法案。
参议院定于周二就这项被称为《清晰法案》的加密货币法案进行程序性投票。该法案将为数字资产建立监管框架，但能否获得通过所需的60票仍未可知。共和党参议员于周日公布了新的法案文本，称赞经过一年多的两党谈判和数十处修改，以争取民主党议员的支持。
参议院共和党领导人还希望推进一项监管大学体育的法案，涵盖姓名、形象和肖像权以及转学资格问题，这项两党共同提出的法案被称为《保护大学体育法案》。今年7月，十大联盟和东南联盟对该法案表示支持，白宫也予以背书。但一些议员和倡导团体表达了反对意见，使得该法案在参议院的推进前景不明。
上月，美国国会黑人核心小组表示，无法支持当前版本的法案，称尽管经过数月谈判，该法案“未能切实吸纳黑人运动员、黑人教练、黑人经纪人、黑人大学（HBCUs）或国会黑人核心小组的观点”。
该核心小组称：“黑人运动员将大学体育打造成了美国最成功的产业之一。”“但受这项立法影响最大的群体，并未被切实纳入法案制定过程。”
6月到期后，参议院还可能采取行动重新授权《外国情报监控法》第702条款。此前议员们已达成两党协议，将该监控权限延长三年，但特朗普总统提名比尔·普尔特尔担任国家情报总监的任命引发议员不满，打乱了相关计划。
这份待办事项清单出炉之际，参议院还希望在农业法案上取得进展。由于肯塔基州共和党参议员米奇·麦康奈尔自6月住院以来一直未返回国会山，休会前该法案未能在农业委员会推进。参议院共和党人还将推动批准一系列提名。与此同时，旨在为伊朗战争、农民援助以及总统被称为《拯救美国法案》的选举监管法案相关内容提供资金的第三次和解议案，似乎不太可能在参议院获得审议。
众议院也将于周一复会，他们在本月早些时候结束五周休会后已召开过会议。众议院将于本周末再次休会，预计要到中期选举后才会复会。但两院都面临着推进人工智能监管的压力，近期行业领袖纷纷呼吁对该行业实施监管保障措施。
多名议员在周末表达了担忧，一些相关法案已经出台，例如佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯提出的禁止超级人工智能法案，以管控该行业，还有人倡导所谓的“终止开关”。众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在美国广播公司《本周》节目中表示，国会应采取“果断行动”，称其党团周二开会时，“人工智能监管将是高度优先事项”。参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默周一呼吁由政府官员为全体参议员举行情况通报会，讨论其在人工智能领域的举措。
但众议院议长迈克·约翰逊周日在有线电视新闻网《国情咨文》节目中表示，国会应避免仓促出台禁令，同时强调企业责任。不过他也主张行业领袖应齐聚白宫召开会议，称“我们必须召集所有人到场”。
“我认为我们需要找一个大房间关起门来解决这个问题，”约翰逊说。“我会牵头推动这件事。”
Senate returns today for final legislative sprint ahead of midterms
2026-09-14 08:36:30 EDT / CBS News
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September 14, 2026 / 8:36 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — The Senate is returning to Washington Monday from a five-week recess, with several priorities to address before leaving town next month to take to the campaign trail.
After successfully pushing off a government funding fight until after November’s midterm elections, and avoiding a possible government shutdown for the time being, the chamber is now expected to turn its attention to a handful of other items — including cryptocurrency legislation and a college sports bill.
The Senate is set to hold a procedural vote on Tuesday on the crypto bill, known as the Clarity Act. The legislation would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. But whether it can find the 60 votes needed to advance remains to be seen. GOP senators unveiled new text on Sunday, touting more than a year of bipartisan negotiations and dozens of changes as they seek to secure Democratic support.
Senate GOP leaders are also aiming to move forward on a bill regulating college athletics, including name, image and likeness rights and transfer eligibility, with a bipartisan bill known as the Protect College Sports Act. In July, the Big Ten and SEC backed the bill, which also has the backing of the White House. But some lawmakers and advocacy groups have voiced their opposition, making its path forward in the upper chamber uncertain.
Last month, the Congressional Black Caucus said it could not support advancing the legislation in its current form, saying that despite months of negotiations, the bill “has failed to meaningfully incorporate the perspectives of Black athletes, Black coaches, Black agents, HBCUs, or the Congressional Black Caucus.”
“Black athletes have transformed college athletics into one of the most successful enterprises in America,” the caucus said. “Yet the people most affected by this legislation have not been meaningfully included in shaping it.”
The Senate could also take action to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, after it expired in June. The expiration came after lawmakers had reached a bipartisan deal to extend the surveillance authority for three years. But Presidnent Trump disrupted the plans when his selection of Bill Pulte to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence rattled lawmakers.
The to-do list comes as the upper chamber would also like to see progress on the Farm bill, which didn’t advance out of the Agriculture Committee ahead of the recess amid an absence from GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who hasn’t returned to Capitol Hill since he was hospitalized in June. Senate Republicans are also expected to work to approve a series of nominees. Meanwhile, a third reconciliation push, aimed at securing funds for the Iran war, aid to farmers, along with elements of the president’s voting regulations bill known as the SAVE America Act, does not appear likely to see action in the Senate.
The House is also returning Monday after convening earlier this month following their own five-week recess. The House is set to leave town again at the end of the week, and isn’t expected to return until after the midterms. But both chambers are facing pressure to pursue regulations for artificial intelligence, as industry leaders are raising alarm bells in recent days about imposing safeguards on the industry.
A number of lawmakers voiced concern over the weekend, and some legislation, like from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on banning superintelligence, has already been unveiled to rein in the industry, while others have advocated for a so-called “kill switch.” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on ABC’s “This Week” that Congress should take “decisive action,” saying a “high priority will be action on artificial intelligence” when his caucus gathers for a meeting Tuesday. And Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Monday for an all-senators briefing from administration officials to discuss its actions on AI.
But House Speaker Mike Johnson said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that Congress should resist jumping in and imposing a moratorium, while stressing corporate responsibility. But he also argued that the industry leaders should come together for a meeting at the White House, saying, “we’ve got to summon everybody together.”
“I think we need to go in a big room, close the door and sort this out,” Johnson said. “And I’ll be the one pushing it.”
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