“Sen. J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, may not be fond of ‘childless cat ladies,’ but he’s almost certain to skip a vote this week on legislation to expand the child tax credit,” Roll Call reports. “The Senate is scheduled to take a procedural vote Thursday on a House-passed bill that would expand the credit for low-income families and revive a trio of business tax breaks, including a full, upfront deduction for research and development costs.”