Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told House members to return to D.C. “right now” after the Senate passed the continuing resolution late Monday night.
The bill heads to the House due to changes made in the Senate.
Johnson promised swift action, hoping to have a vote on Wednesday. However, the government won’t reopen until President Donald Trump signs the CR.
From Politico:
Chiefs of staff for House members have received notice to make arrangements for their bosses to return to Washington. The chamber has a lengthy to-do list that’s piled up since lawmakers have been back in their districts, but the first task is taking up Senate-passed legislation to reopen the government.Today is a federal holiday in observance of Veterans Day, but House GOP leadership is prepared to convene a Rules meeting sometime in the afternoon to tee up the government funding package for floor consideration Wednesday. Votes could occur as soon as Wednesday at 4 p.m. according to a whip notice that went out Monday night.
Unfortunately, the flight delays and cancellations could complicate matters.
On Monday, the country faced over 22,000 delays and over 2,500 cancellations.
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