"With a commitment from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and President Trump to ensure permanent funding for a popular conservation program this year, bipartisan legislation could soon become law.
It should be a relatively easy path at this stage, given those GOP leadership promises; bipartisan support for S. 3422, the "Great American Outdoors Act," in the Senate; and a Democratic-controlled House that embraces conservation policies.
But what happens if Congress falls short of the mark in a year that has so far been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and faces a time crunch caused by the 2020 elections?"
Source: E&E Daily, 05/20/2020