Scheduling

The Senate will resume work this week on bipartisan immigration legislation that will test the ability of senators to compromise on an issue that could have election implications for years to come.

Senators will hold a procedural vote on the Gang of Eight's immigration proposal on Tuesday, and will likely spend a good chunk of June working on it. Senate leaders hope to finish the bill before the July 4 recess.

The Senate starts at 9:30 a.m. to debate the bipartisan immigration bill, S. 744.

On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a motion to get the Senate started on the bill. That sets up a Tuesday vote on the motion to end debate on the motion to proceed.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a motion to end debate on proceeding to the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill.

The Senate is expected to begin floor work next week on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.

The House starts at 9 a.m. to finish work on H.R. 2217, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.

Members of the House spent all day Wednesday considering amendments to the bill, and should be able to pass the $38.9 billion spending bill early in the day. That will be the last House vote this week, as the House is out on Friday.

After meeting for morning speeches at 10 a.m., the House returns at noon to work on H.R. 2217, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.

This is the second 2014 spending bill the House will consider this year, having passed a military construction and Veterans Affairs bill on Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Tuesday that the Senate will not be in session Wednesday to allow senators to attend the funeral of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.).

“The Senate will not be in session tomorrow in order for senators to attend Sen. Lautenberg’s funeral,” Reid said Tuesday evening before adjourning the Senate until Thursday morning. “We have four airplanes going up there.”

The House meets at 10 a.m. for speeches, and at noon it will work on a bill addressing benefits for sexually abused veterans, and spending bills for 2014.

The Ruth Moore Act, H.R. 671, would remove an obstacle some veterans face in getting disability benefits if they are victims of sexual assault in the military.

The House returns from its Memorial Day break at 2 p.m. and will consider up to five suspension bills, including one that would standardize the nation's system for tracing pharmaceuticals.

The Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act, H.R. 1919, is aimed at clamping down on the rise of counterfeit drugs around the country. It would require all stakeholders — from manufacturers to repackagers to pharmacies — to follow federal rules on traceability, rules that would supersede various state-level rules.

Congress returns for busy June session that will start with 2014 spending bills in the House, and work on a student loan bill in the Senate.

The House is getting to the appropriations process a bit late this year — legislation often hits the floor in May. But this year, the House may only be in a position to pass a few of the annual appropriations bills anyway.

The House starts at 9 a.m., and will consider H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act.

This bill would peg the interest rate on federal student loans to the 10-year Treasury note. The rate would equal the 10-year rate plus 2.5 percent, and would be reset every year.