House cutting week short before adjourning until after midterms
Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled planned votes for Thursday, ending the work week early and sending lawmakers home until after November’s midterm elections. Before leaving, the House will vote on sanctions against Russia and a bill to protect consumers from energy costs, but other decisions will be delayed until lawmakers return.Key Facts
- House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday’s votes and sent members home for over six weeks until after midterm elections.
- Lawmakers will miss votes that could have been controversial or caused disagreements within parties.
- Before the break, the House plans votes on new sanctions against Russia and consumer protection related to data center energy costs.
- Some Republicans criticized the long recess, saying Congress is taking too much time off while still getting paid.
- Rep. Thomas Massie introduced impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; the vote on this is delayed until after the break.
- Johnson said the cancellation was not to avoid the impeachment vote and called it a publicity stunt.
- Democrats wanted to delay recess to focus on AI legislation due to safety concerns, but Johnson declined to keep the House in session.
- There is no clear agreement on how to regulate AI, with concerns that strict rules might hurt U.S. competitiveness, especially against China.
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