2026年8月31日 美国东部时间23:31 / 福克斯新闻
参议院通过将政府停摆推迟至12月的法案后，国会剩余议程寥寥无几
作者：查德·珀格拉姆 福克斯新闻
福克斯新闻首席国会通讯员查德·珀格拉姆在《特别报道》节目中报道了众议院恢复议事的情况，议员们面临迫在眉睫的政府停摆截止日期，以及一项针对社会主义政策的决议投票。
众议院自7月23日以来首次恢复投票，重返华盛顿。
但众议院仅会逗留不到一周时间。参议院甚至要到9月14日（周一）才会复会。
这可一点都不像开学第一天。
本周蜂拥而至国会山的议员们，随后又将在劳动节假期离开华盛顿，这有点像NFL（美国国家橄榄球联盟）的第三场也是最后一场季前赛。
百人意愿：特朗普的《拯救美国法案》在参议院一致同意8月休会后被搁置
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（路易斯安那州共和党人，左）与唐纳德·特朗普总统在华盛顿白宫国宴厅握手。（尤里·格里帕斯/阿巴卡/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
很多球迷都会到场观看NFL季前赛的首场比赛。那通常是一个惬意——即便有些闷热的——八月夜晚，而非十二月中旬克利夫兰寒风刺骨、地面积雪一尺的场景。首场比赛充满期待：首次看到新球队、首次车尾野餐会、首发球员和备受瞩目的选秀新秀甚至会打一两轮比赛。
但到第三场季前赛时，几乎没人愿意到场了。
球员阵容已基本确定，球员即将被裁掉。即便是最狂热的球迷也只会看一两节比赛。
在NFL中，所有人都在等待几周后常规赛的开启。
众议院眼下的处境正是如此。国会已经完成了今年大部分的立法工作。备受期待的共和党“和解3.0”方案很可能胎死腹中。议员们甚至提前解决了通常在秋季上演的围绕政府停摆的闹剧。去年那场持续43天的停摆事件后，今年的停摆风险早在8月初就已消散：参议院通过了一项两党临时法案，将政府拨款期限延长至12月11日。众议院将于周二就该法案进行投票。
现在国会山所有人都在等待常规赛开启。这就是11月中期选举后美国政坛即将迎来的局面。
大多数议员现在甚至都不想在华盛顿多逗留。他们刚来到华盛顿，就迫不及待地溜回选区参加竞选。这就是为什么未来几天议会出席率可能会很低。
周一晚间，众议院仅有384名议员出席了一项无争议的议案投票。第二次投票的出席人数为388人。如果众议院按照日程安排在9月中旬重返华盛顿，这些出席人数可能还会下滑，尤其是那些在初选中落败或即将退休的议员。事实上，福克斯新闻获悉，这两类议员中的一些人甚至考虑过提前辞职。
想象一下这对共和党微弱多数席位会造成什么影响。
特朗普的要求让脆弱共和党议员在中期选举前陷入两难境地
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊在抵达国会山参加闭门共和党会议时停顿下来回答记者提问。（J·斯科特·阿普怀特/美联社照片）
那么，众议院会坚持留在本周、然后回家再过几周再回来吗？
“我们会全程待到这段时间结束吗？”本人（记者）询问路易斯安那州共和党众议员议长迈克·约翰逊。“我们这周会留在这里，然后再过几周再回来？”
“嗯，日程已经安排好了，”约翰逊回应道。
这一日程是众议院共和党领导层在去年那场史诗级政府停摆事件后，于去年12月制定的。
谁能想到这次政府拨款问题能这么轻易解决。
那么当前的议程还有什么？
共和党计划就一项决议进行投票，迫使民主党公开表态支持社会主义还是民主。换句话说，共和党希望民主党将他们的投票立场与政策保持一致。
“他们想要废除美国最高法院、美国参议院，”科罗拉多州共和党众议员杰夫·克兰克说道。
共和党希望迫使民主党接受或拒绝进步左翼意识形态。
“我们需要弄清楚民主党人的立场，因为美国民众正在拒绝这些主张，”威斯康星州共和党众议员汤姆·蒂凡尼在福克斯新闻节目中表示。
“他们会尽可能地划清界限，”佛罗里达州共和党众议员卡洛斯·希门尼斯说道。“但事实是，民主党正朝着这个方向前进，民主党党内的活力也正朝着这个方向前进。”
这就是国会所谓的“陷阱投票”。共和党会逼民主党投反对票。如果他们真的投了反对票，共和党就会在秋季竞选广告中用这次投票攻击弱势民主党议员。
一些民主党人可能会投票反对与社会主义有任何关联。事实上，这次投票可能会给那些民主党人一个机会，表明他们反对民主党党内的社会主义者。但共和党在决议中加入了一项条款，可能会迫使民主党投反对票。
该条款包含了《拯救美国法案》。这是共和党议程的标志性提案，要求投票时提供公民身份证明。大多数民主党人认为《拯救美国法案》是一个“毒药丸”条款。因此民主党可能会投反对票。即便如此，一些共和党人仍会打出“陷阱投票”的说辞。
“这项决议抬高了所谓的《拯救美国法案》，这其实就是‘压制投票法案’，”众议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党众议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯说道。“我不清楚到底有多少民主党人会支持一项旨在通过抬高这项选民压制法案来操纵中期选举的决议，而这正是唐纳德·特朗普过去一年来一直试图强行强加给美国民众的东西。”
众议院还可能就一项谴责北卡罗来纳州共和党众议员查克·爱德华兹的决议进行审议。爱德华兹承认与女性助手存在不当行为，并已放弃连任竞选。此外，众议院还可能推动驱逐佛罗里达州共和党众议员科里·米尔斯。他面临财务不当行为的指控，以及去年在其公寓内涉嫌袭击一名女性的指控。不过米尔斯已经在初选中落败。
还有俄亥俄州共和党众议员马克斯·米勒。这位俄亥俄州共和党议员面临配偶和儿童虐待的指控。共和党人敦促米勒放弃连任竞选，但米勒坚称指控不实，加倍坚持参选。
众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在华盛顿国会山举行的新闻发布会上发言。（丹尼尔·赫尔/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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约翰逊表示他支持米勒的“连任”。他认为众议院不应在道德委员会完成调查前采取行动。
“他一直是一位出色的国会议员，”约翰逊谈及米勒时说道。“他还有一些个人问题需要解决。”
但民主党人——甚至一些共和党人——有可能推动一项特别决议，驱逐米勒或以其他方式对其进行惩罚。约翰逊和共和党领导层对此毫不关心。那么解决方案是什么？让议员们尽快离开国会山，返回各自选区。
没错，未来几天众议院可能会离开华盛顿。谁知道参议院几周后复会时会处理什么事务，但共和党众议院更关心的是在11月保住他们微弱的多数席位。因此，休会至选举后可能对共和党来说是最安全的政治策略。
如果未来几天众议院离开华盛顿直至11月再复会，不要感到惊讶。
觉得这不可能？那就赶紧离开华盛顿吧。
查德·珀格拉姆目前担任福克斯新闻频道（FNC）首席国会通讯员。他于2007年9月加入该电视台，总部位于华盛顿特区。
Get right out of town
August 31, 2026 11:31pm EDT / Fox News
Congress has little left on its agenda after the Senate approved a bill to avert a government shutdown through December
By Chad Pergram Fox News
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the House returning to session as lawmakers face a looming government shutdown deadline and a vote on a resolution targeting socialist policies on ‘Special Report.’
The House of Representatives is back in town after not voting since July 23.
But the House is only back for less than a week. And the Senate doesn’t even return until Monday, September 14.
The first day of school, this is not.
House members descending on the Capitol this week – then abandoning Washington for Labor Day is kind of like the third and final preseason game in the NFL.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, left, and President Donald Trump shake hands in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.(Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Lots of fans show up for the first game of the NFL preseason. It’s usually a nice – if sweltering – August night. Not some bone-shivering chill in Cleveland with a foot of snow on the ground in mid-December. There’s anticipation. The first look at the new team. The first tailgate. First-string players and highly touted draft picks even play a series or two.
But by the third preseason game, few want to be there.
The die is cast for the roster spots. Players are cut. Even the most robust fans only show up for a quarter or two.
In the NFL, everyone is waiting for the regular season to begin in a few weeks.
That’s kind of where things are now in the House. Congress has tackled most of its business for the year. The highly-touted GOP “Reconciliation 3.0” likely falls by the wayside. Lawmakers even tucked into bed the usual autumn drama surrounding a possible government shutdown. The chances of a repeat following last year’s 43-day shutdown saga dissipated in early August when the Senate approved an interim, bipartisan bill which will fund the government through December 11. The House votes on that bill Tuesday.
Everyone on Capitol Hill is now waiting for the regular season to begin. That’s what awaits the body politic following the midterm elections in November.
And most members don’t even want to linger in Washington right now. As fast as they came to Washington, they wanted to skate out of town to campaign. That’s why attendance might be sparse over the next few days.
The House had 384 members present for one non-controversial measure Monday night. A second vote recorded 388 members present. Those attendance figures could slide if the House returns to Washington in mid-September – as the schedule dictates. Especially among those who either lost their primaries or are retiring. In fact, Fox is told that some members in both camps have even considered resigning early.
Imagine what that could do to the narrow Republican majority.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson pauses for questions from reporters as he arrives for a closed-door Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol in Washington.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
So, will the House stick it out this week, go home and come back in a few weeks?
“Are we going to be here the entire period?” yours truly asked House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. “We’re going to be here this week and then we’re going to come back in a couple weeks?”
“Well, it’s on the schedule,” Johnson replied.
That’s a schedule which the House Republican leadership etched out last December – on the heels of that epic government shutdown.
Who could have anticipated that government funding could work out so easily this time around.
So what’s on the agenda?
Republicans plan a vote on a resolution to get Democrats on the record of either supporting socialism or democracy. In other words, the GOP wants Democrats to put their voting cards where their policies are.
“They want to abolish things like the U.S. Supreme Court. The United States Senate,” said Rep. Jeff Crank R-Colo.
Republicans hope to compel Democrats to either accept or reject progressive, left-wing ideologies.
“We need to see where Democrats stand on this because the American people are rejecting it,” said Rep. Tom Tiffany R-Wis., on Fox.
“They’re going to try to distance themselves as much as they can,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla. “But the fact is that’s where the Democratic Party is going. That’s where the energy of the Democratic Party is going.”
This is what’s described in Congress as a “gotcha” vote. Republicans will dare Democrats to vote no. And if they do, the GOP will deploy that vote against vulnerable Democrats in campaign ads this fall.
Some Democrats could vote to reject any relationship with socialism. In fact, the vote could give those Democrats a gift to say they’re opposed to socialists in the Democratic Party. But Republicans ensconced a measure in the resolution which could oblige Democrats to vote no.
The measure includes the SAVE America Act. That’s the hallmark of the GOP’s agenda. It requires proof of citizenship for voting. Most Democrats view the SAVE America Act as a poison pill. So Democrats could vote nay. And some Republicans will still say “gotcha” if they oppose it.
“The resolution elevates the so-called Save America Act, which is just the ‘suppress the vote act,’ said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N.Y. “I’m not clear how many Democrats are actually going to support a resolution whose focus is on trying to rig the midterm election by elevating this voter suppression legislation that Donald Trump has been trying to jam down the throats of the American people for the last year.”
The House could also wrestle with a resolution to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C. He admitted to inappropriate conduct around female aides and dropped his reelection bid. There could be an effort to expel Rep. Cory Mills R-Fla. He faces allegations of financial misconduct and alleged assault of a woman at his apartment last year. But Mills lost his primary.
Then there is Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio. The Ohio Republican faces allegations of spousal and child abuse. Republicans implored Miller to drop his reelection bid. But Miller doubled down, saying the allegations are false.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Johnson says he supports Miller’s “reelection.” He contends the House shouldn’t take action until the Ethics Committee completes its inquiry.
“He has been a great Member of Congress,” said Johnson of Miller. “He has some personal issues he’s still working through.”
But it’s possible Democrats – and even some Republicans – could engineer a special resolution to expel or otherwise punish Miller. Johnson and the GOP leadership want nothing to do with that. So the solution? Get lawmakers off Capitol Hill and back into their districts. Fast.
Yes, it’s unclear what the Senate may address when it returns in a few weeks. But House Republicans are more concerned with clinging to their narrow majority in November. So recessing until after the election could prove to be the safest political tactic for Republicans.
Don’t be surprised if the House leaves Washington until November in the next few days.
Think it’s not possible? Get right out of town.
Chad Pergram currently serves as Chief Congressional Correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.