Overview
- Speaker Mike Johnson told members to return to Washington for a vote later this week after the Senate passed a package to end the shutdown.
- The planned vote would be the House’s first since Sept. 19 following more than 50 days without floor action.
- Johnson said Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in before the vote on the deal to reopen the government.
- Majority Leader Steve Scalise told rank-and-file members to expect late-night votes and committee meetings to make up lost time.
- Lawmakers point to a large backlog that includes 339 introduced bills and missed oversight, with Rep. Mark Takano noting some student veterans have not received tuition or housing payments as Democrats criticize the recess decision.