Washington Roundup: Shutdown deadline approaches; bill would bar seizure of pilgrimage site

Washington Roundup: Shutdown deadline approaches; bill would bar seizure of pilgrimage site

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives began its August recess as both chambers faced a looming Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government and avoid another shutdown.  The same week, a bill was introduced in the House that would prohibit the federal government from exercising eminent domain at Mount Cristo Rey, a New Mexico pilgrimage site; the House passed legislation to reauthorize and expand funding for umbilical cord blood s…