Johnson Cancels House Votes

House Republicans will leave Washington early after Johnson canceled planned September votes.

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House Republican leaders announced Thursday they are canceling House votes for the weeks of September 21 and September 28, scrapping the chamber’s final scheduled September work period. Members are now set to return for votes the evening of September 14 and leave Washington after four days of legislative business before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The move reverses Speaker Mike Johnson’s earlier statement that he did not intend to cancel legislative business this month. It follows President Donald Trump’s signing of a stopgap funding bill through December 11, averting an Oct. 1 shutdown.

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House Republican leaders cut short the legislative schedule so members could spend more time campaigning before the midterms. The move was meant to protect vulnerable incumbents facing a difficult election environment rather than to advance House business.