The Senate resuscitates its immigration bill, S 1639, hoping to bring it to a final vote before their Independence week break – but not before senators from both sides of the fence get a chance to nip and tuck the bill (possibly to death) with votes on 24 amendments.

Senators will start the week, however, voting on – and likely failing to pass – HR 800, a bill that'd make it easier to unionize workers through a "card check" system. If they wrap up or derail immigration early, senators may also start working on the yearly defense authorization bill, which could come with another debate over setting a withdrawal time-line for Iraq.

The House, meanwhile, doesn't budge from its budget work, this week voting on Financial Services and Interior-Environment spending bills.

Tacit legislation: cJ usually catches our readers up on what Congress is doing, but this week it’s worth noting what it’s not doing – that is, voting to continue the president’s “fast track” trade authority, which expires this Saturday (see CFR).