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The Senate is scheduled to recess one week later, though that schedule could change too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before they leave, however, lawmakers face a long list of work to be completed, including passing a budget extension to stave off a partial government shutdown later this month, finalizing the annual defense authorization bill (which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/11\/17\/formal-ndaa-talks-begin-under-shadow-of-confederate-renaming-issue\/\" target=_blank>President Donald Trump has threatened to veto<\/a> over military base renaming issues), and potentially passing a new round of pandemic relief funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 117th session of Congress is scheduled to be seated on Jan. 3, about three weeks before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the next president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<strong>Wednesday, Dec. 2 <\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:15 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen G-50<br>\r\n<i>Navy\/Marine Corps Readiness<\/i><br>\r\nNavy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. 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