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- Congress has released its 2026 calendar, outlining key recesses before the midterm elections.
- The Senate will reconvene on January 5, with a funding deadline of January 30, and will observe breaks for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, July 4, and most of October.
- The House will be in session for the first three weeks of January but will recess at the end of the month, missing the funding deadline.
- Both chambers will be largely out of session during October and early November, with Election Day on November 3.
- The Senate is expected to conclude its session on December 18.
