As Congress returns from its August recess, the House moves to avert a shutdown by passing a short-term continuing resolution extending federal funding through December 11, 2026, ensuring that critical services and payments continue to reach everyday Americans. Beyond these funding stopgaps, lawmakers utilize specific procedural maneuvers under House Resolution 1499 to advance the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act, implementing a multi-year regulatory pause to shield local fishing economies from shifting conservation mandates. Meanwhile, the chamber balances highly polarized, symbolic debates over a resolution denouncing socialism with urgent institutional actions, including the public censure of a Representative for ethical misconduct and holding uncooperative campaign-related ...