Overview
- Bipartisan negotiators released a three‑bill package funding the Energy, Commerce, Interior and Justice departments through Sept. 30, with Speaker Mike Johnson saying he will seek a House vote this week.
- Even if the package advances, Congress still must pass six additional appropriations bills or a short‑term extension to keep the rest of the government open past Jan. 30.
- Senate leaders say progress is underway, with Chuck Schumer expressing confidence there will not be another shutdown as appropriators move toward floor action.
- The House is expected to vote this week on a three‑year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies via a discharge petition, a measure likely to pass the chamber but labeled dead on arrival by many Senate Republicans.
- Congress also plans briefings on President Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation, with Sen. Tim Kaine preparing a War Powers push to constrain further military action.