A report from Punchbowl News on Wednesday said the legislation to hand over control of the land to the D.C. local government could be included in a continuing resolution to fund the government, which lawmakers must pass by Dec. 20 to avoid a government shutdown. D.C. wants the land to lure the Washington Commanders to build a new stadium in the district.

“There’s a good possibility,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said, according to the outlet. “It seems like a good idea to me.”

D.C. is considered the favorite to land the new Commanders stadium over Maryland and Virginia, but both the city and the team have said not getting control over the RFK stadium land would significantly hurt the capital’s chances of getting the stadium.

The D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act would force the General Services Administration to enter a lease with the city of Washington for the land, allowing them to redevelop the area into a new football stadium, commercial and residential developments, or recreational facilities.

It passed a 348-55 in the House in February and was approved out of committee in the Senate last month after months of stalling as Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) expressed a desire for the team to honor the legacy of Walter “Blackie” Weitzel. Weitzel was the model for the team’s former logo when they were known as the Washington Redskins, a name and logo that were ditched by the team in 2020. Daines said he was “satisfied” with negotiations with the team to honor Weitzel and voted in favor of the bill.

The bill needs to be passed in the Senate before the current congressional session ends, otherwise it will have to be reintroduced and start the process over in the Congress, which gets sworn in next month. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Commanders owner Josh Harris were both on Capitol Hill earlier this week, according to reports.

Lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland have largely opposed the legislation, hoping to have the stadium in their states. However, a report from the Washington Post on Tuesday suggested that Maryland’s senators would allow the move if they could have one of D.C.’s National Guard squadrons.