This Week in Congress!

Congress will recess next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

This week, the House voted on eight measures including resolutions (H.J. Res. 130; H.J. Res. 131; S.J. Res. 80) to disapprove of regulations issued by the Bureau of Land Management during the last weeks of the Biden administration; two bills (H.R. 5107; H.R. 5214) that would modify criminal justice laws in Washington, D.C.; a couple of energy bills (H.R. 1949; H.R. 3109); and a resolution denouncing socialism (H. Con. Res. 58).

The House also voted on fourteen bills that came out of the Homeland Security Committee, and they related to terrorism prevention, cybersecurity, and border security.

Finally, the House voted 427-1 to compel release of the Epstein files (H.R. 185).

Meanwhile, the Senate unanimously voted to release the Epstein Files and considered a new minibus appropriations package for December, along with confirmation votes of administration nominees.