WASHINGTON — The House calendar for 2026 sets up a potential reprise of the chamber’s extended departure during the recent partial government shutdown.

According to the calendar circulated by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and obtained by CQ Roll Call, the chamber is scheduled to be in session for the first three weeks of January, before departing on Jan. 23 for a weeklong district work period.

The current stopgap spending law, under which the bulk of federal departments and agencies are operating, is set to expire on Jan. 30, meaning the House could find itself again attempting to jam the Senate and leave town on any remaining fiscal 2026 spending bills.

With 2026 being a midterm election year, there are a handful of scheduled three-week stretches when the House will be in

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