Monday, July 20th, 2026
Banning Members of Congress from Insider Trading: The House will also consider H.R. 7008, to prohibit Members of Congress and certain federal officials from using nonpublic information gained through their positions to profit from stock trades or other investments.
Expanding Small Business Access to Bank Loans: The House will consider H.R.6955, to make it easier for community and smaller banks to operate and lend, with the goal of improving access to loans and capital for small businesses and local communities.
Expanding Benefits and Health Care for Veterans: The House will try again to consider H.R.9237, to expand veterans' health care, disability benefits, mental health services, and family support while making changes to how the VA operates.
Reconciliation 3.0: Republicans are pushing ahead with their party’s third reconciliation drive this Congress, seeking to enact even more of President Donald Trump’s agenda in what could be the final months of their governing trifecta.
The House is aiming to vote this week on adopting a budget resolution that would instruct four committees to spend up to $95 billion for Trump’s marquee priorities:
$73 billion in defense and intelligence spending for the Iran war, as hostilities continue following the latest collapse of a ceasefire between the US and the Islamic republic.
$12 billion in financial relief for farmers facing high prices partly driven by closures of the Strait of Hormuz that have disrupted the global flow of fuel and fertilizer.
$10 billion to implement elements of voter ID and proof of citizenship requirements in the SAVE America Act.
The reconciliation process allows Republicans to pass the bill with a simple majority vote in both chambers.
But the process comes with its own complications, including the Senate’s Byrd rule, which requires each provision in the bill to have direct budgetary effects. The Administration has called on the Senate to include as much of the SAVE America Act as possible, despite expectations they won’t comply with the Byrd rule.
And in the face of universal Democratic opposition, GOP leadership will have to navigate deep divisions within their party. Fiscal hawks warn the bill needs to be paid for, while moderates have opposed deeper cuts to social welfare programs.
