Both chambers are back to work this week with a full legislative agenda. The House will take up a broad mix of bills spanning natural resources conservation, western water management, immigration enforcement, animal welfare, hunting and fishing access on public lands, and a proposed balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. On the Senate side, members will hold a cloture vote on a judicial nomination, may take up a controversial voter ID bill favored by President Trump, and will conduct a confirmation hearing for Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

The Iran conflict continues to dominate the congressional agenda. With the International Energy Agency calling the war's impact “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” lawmakers are responding on several fronts. The House has fast-tracked legislation to tighten economic sanctions against Iran, while a pair of bipartisan bills, one in the Senate sponsored by Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and a House companion by Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH), would temporarily suspend the 18.4-cent federal gas tax through October 1. Senate Democrats are also pressing Republicans to hold public hearings on the conduct of the war.

Now in its 31st day, the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security remains unresolved. Last week the White House extended a compromise offer to Democrats that included some concessions, such as requiring body cameras and name tags for immigration agents, but stopped short of two key Democratic demands: that agents obtain judicial warrants before entering private property and that they not wear masks. Democrats have rejected the offer, and a resolution remains elusive.

A trio of Senate Democrats have introduced a war powers resolution this week aimed at blocking President Trump from taking military action against Cuba. The measure follows similar Democratic efforts to constrain Trump's military interventions in Venezuela and Iran, both of which fell short.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee will be holding a hearing on Winter Storm Fern, what lessons can be learned and how to supply reliable power to meet peak demand. It will be today at 10:00 AM, you can watch the proceedings here.