With government funding in the rear view, the Home on Thursday canceled votes for the final two weeks of September, leaving simply 4 days of legislative enterprise earlier than the Nov. 3 midterm elections — a reversal from Speaker Mike Johnson’s feedback on the matter earlier this week.
After a vote collection Friday morning, lawmakers will fly dwelling for a district work interval over the Labor Day vacation, in addition to the Republican Midterm Conference in Dallas, Texas.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters earlier than a press convention with Republican Home Management, on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 1, 2026.
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The Home is scheduled to return on Sept. 14 for 4 days of legislative enterprise — leaving on Sept. 17 for six full weeks of campaigning forward of the midterm elections.
The sparse flooring schedule just isn’t notably uncommon for an election yr — however is a reversal of Home Speaker Mike Johnson’s place earlier this week when he instructed reporters that he didn’t intend to cancel any scheduled legislative enterprise this month.
“Republicans are right here to work,” Johnson instructed reporters on Tuesday when pressed if GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s prediction of a schedule change may come to fruition. “We now have a schedule, a calendar that is been out for a yr. We’re abiding by that calendar. We’re going to work throughout September and day-after-day that is on the calendar, as long as folks like him do not cease the progress.”
However earlier this week, the Home handed authorities funding via Dec. 11 — clearing the speaker’s prime legislative precedence forward of the election.
Lawmakers will return once more for a lame duck session on Nov. 9 — scheduling 5 extra weeks of legislative enterprise earlier than the top of the 119th Congress.
