Floor Action: The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.
The Senate must pass the remaining Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 spending bills or another extension by January 30 to prevent a partial government shutdown.
Appropriations– This week, the Senate is expected to consider a six-bill “minibus” spending package that includes FY2026 Defense; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Hearings:
Child Protection- On Wednesday, the Senate Indian Affairs will hold a hearing “to examine Title II of the draft of the Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act, focusing on justice and safety for native children.”
Abortion
H.R. 7177—Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA)/Judiciary (1/21/2026)—A bill to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Turner syndrome. Cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Child Care
H.R. 7203—Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR)/Education and Workforce; Ways and Means (1/22/2026)—A bill to establish a grant program for States to support individuals participating in semiconductor-related workforce programs, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Human Trafficking
H.R. 7225—Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC)/ Judiciary (1/22/2026)—A bill to strengthen protections for child sex trafficking victims testifying against human traffickers. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
H.R. 7234—Rep. David Valadao (R-CA)/ Judiciary; Homeland Security (1/22/2026)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Blue Campaign Certification Program to encourage employers in covered industries to encourage employees to complete training to recognize and respond to suspected human trafficking, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Judiciary
H. Res. 1018—Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)/Foreign Affairs; Armed Services(1/22/2026)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls in the Republic of Haiti is critical to the success of Haiti’s transition from crisis and its future stability, condemning the failure to center women’s leadership and distinct needs to date, and calling for urgent measures to secure all human rights of women and girls in Haiti. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 47 Democrats
Reproductive Health
H.R. 7227—Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)/ Energy and Commerce; Education and Workforce; Ways and Means; Oversight and Government Reform (1/22/2026)—A bill to require that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance that provide coverage for mental health services and substance use disorder services provide such services without the imposition of cost-sharing from the diagnosis of pregnancy through the 1-year period following such pregnancy, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 17 Democrats
H. Res. 1017—Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (1/22/2026)—A resolution recognizing the threat of air pollution and extreme heat to maternal and infant health, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that meaningful interventions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities of pregnancy in Latino communities. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Veterans
H.R. 7188—Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)/Armed Services (1/21/2026)—A bill to improve housing and environmental health and safety protections for members of the Armed Forces and their families residing in military family housing, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Women’s History
H. Res. 1010—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (1/20/2026)—A resolutionrecognizing 2026 as “The Year of The Power of Nurses” in Celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association.Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
H. Res. 1012—Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX)/Education and Workforce (1/21/2026)—Aresolutionrecognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
