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UID:lame-duck@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261110
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SUMMARY:Lame-duck session begins
DESCRIPTION:The outgoing Congress\, still under Republican control\, return
 s for its last weeks. Any bill that hasn't become law by Jan 3 dies and ha
 s to be introduced again.\n\nSources:\nNo Labels lame-duck guide: https://
 nolabels.org/the-latest/the-2026-lame-duck-session-what-congress-still-has
 -to-pass-after-the-midterms/\nSenate 2026 schedule: https://www.senate.gov
 /legislative/2026_schedule.htm\n\nMore: https://floorvotes.org/#w-lame-duc
 k
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UID:gop-leaders@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
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SUMMARY:Republican leadership elections\, House and Senate
DESCRIPTION:Both Republican conferences pick their leaders for the next Con
 gress\, where they'll be in the minority. Senate voting starts at 9 a.m. i
 n the Old Senate Chamber.\n\nSources:\nRoll Call: https://rollcall.com/202
 6/10/30/senate-house-gop-set-leadership-elections/\n\nMore: https://floorv
 otes.org/#w-gop-leaders
URL:https://floorvotes.org/#w-gop-leaders
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UID:house-dem-leaders@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SUMMARY:House Democratic leadership elections
DESCRIPTION:House Democrats choose their leaders\, including their nominee 
 for Speaker. Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's running.\n\nSources:\nBloo
 mberg Government: https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/house-de
 mocratic-leadership-elections-set-for-nov-18-and-19\nPunchbowl News: https
 ://punchbowl.news/article/house/jeffries-speaker/\n\nMore: https://floorvo
 tes.org/#w-house-dem-leaders
URL:https://floorvotes.org/#w-house-dem-leaders
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UID:funding@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212
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SUMMARY:Government funding runs out
DESCRIPTION:Congress has to pass full-year spending bills or another stopga
 p\, or a shutdown starts. Health care items such as the expired ACA premiu
 m subsidies would most likely ride on this bill.\n\nSources:\nSTAT: https:
 //www.statnews.com/2026/11/04/lame-duck-session-congress-health-policy-aca
 -subsidies-medicaid-funding/\nNo Labels lame-duck guide: https://nolabels.
 org/the-latest/the-2026-lame-duck-session-what-congress-still-has-to-pass-
 after-the-midterms/\n\nMore: https://floorvotes.org/#w-funding
URL:https://floorvotes.org/#w-funding
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UID:last-day@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261219
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SUMMARY:Last scheduled day of the year
DESCRIPTION:The Senate's last scheduled day. The House's last scheduled day
  is Dec 17. Either can stay longer if work is unfinished.\n\nSources:\nSen
 ate 2026 schedule: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/2026_schedule.htm\nR
 oll Call: https://rollcall.com/2025/11/19/senate-calendar-2026-midterm-ele
 ction/\n\nMore: https://floorvotes.org/#w-last-day
URL:https://floorvotes.org/#w-last-day
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UID:farm-cliff@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
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SUMMARY:Farm programs fall back to permanent law
DESCRIPTION:The farm bill expired Sept 30. The House passed a new one in Ap
 ril\, and the Senate hasn't acted. Without action by Dec 31\, farm program
 s revert to decades-old permanent law.\n\nSources:\nNo Labels lame-duck gu
 ide: https://nolabels.org/the-latest/the-2026-lame-duck-session-what-congr
 ess-still-has-to-pass-after-the-midterms/\nH.R. 7567 on Congress.gov: http
 s://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7567\n\nMore: https://
 floorvotes.org/#w-farm-cliff
URL:https://floorvotes.org/#w-farm-cliff
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UID:convenes@floorvotes.org
DTSTAMP:20261105T000000Z
DTSTART:20270103T170000Z
DTEND:20270103T180000Z
SUMMARY:120th Congress convenes
DESCRIPTION:Noon Eastern\, as the Constitution sets unless Congress passes 
 a law moving the day (Jan 3 is a Sunday). The House elects a Speaker befor
 e members are sworn in. Democrats hold majorities in both chambers.\n\nSou
 rces:\nBipartisan Policy Center: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/the-
 2026-midterms-key-dates-and-events/\n\nMore: https://floorvotes.org/#w-con
 venes
URL:https://floorvotes.org/#w-convenes
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