In a game of legislative chicken, the House passed a compromise bill yesterday to extend TRIA by seven years and to remove language  regarding coverage of nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological attacks. But the compromise bill still retains key differences from the Senate bill in terms of the amount of the trigger for the program, group life insurance coverage, and a reset provision.

The Senate has refused to negotiate with the House to change the Senate version of a TRIA extension. The White House has made it clear that it will veto any bill that  strays from the Senate version.

Will the House wait until the last minute to pass the Senate version? The House has 18 days and counting to act before TRIA is gone baby gone.