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That\u2019s only three weeks of legislative work between July 1 and early September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfinished business includes a full Senate vote on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/06\/14\/congress-defense-fight-to-focus-on-pay-raises-total-military-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\"> annual defense authorization bill<\/a>, a full Senate vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/06\/04\/biden-threatens-va-budget-veto-over-abortion-gender-affirming-care\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs funding for fiscal year 2025<\/a> and votes in both chambers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/06\/13\/gop-green-lights-fy25-defense-bill-but-more-social-fights-ahead\/\" target=\"_blank\">annual military appropriations measures.<\/a> The hope is to finish all three by Sept. 30, although that goal may be overly ambitious given the limited 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