The House this week will take up a range of legislation spanning aviation safety and modernization, broadband expansion, federal building management, wildfire aerial response, water stewardship, and professional athletics, alongside measures addressing DHS oversight, the protection of American property abroad, and public safety in the nation's capital. Also on the House agenda is a bill to ensure pay for Department of Homeland Security personnel, a direct nod to the partial government shutdown now in its 38th day.

The Senate, meanwhile, remains mired in the ongoing DHS funding standoff, which has failed to clear the 60-vote cloture threshold five times, with only Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) crossing the aisle in support. The White House met with senators in a bipartisan session last Friday to detail an offer on immigration enforcement practices, though there was no indication the administration was prepared to compromise on the two Democratic priorities holding up the deal. Those two priorities are: requiring agents to obtain judicial warrants before entering private property and prohibiting the use of masks during their enforcement operations. Another vote to end the shutdown is expected this week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has threatened to cancel the upcoming two-week spring recess, set to begin on Friday, if a funding compromise is not reached by week's end.

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), was confirmed last night following Kristi Noem’s recent departure from the role. The Senate confirmed Mullin by a 54–45 vote, largely along party lines. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) broke with their caucus to support the nomination, while Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was the lone Republican to vote against confirmation.

The Senate is also continuing floor debate on a Trump-backed voter ID bill that would require proof of citizenship to register and photo identification to cast a ballot in federal elections, legislation that faces a steep climb amid unified Democratic opposition.

Federal permitting reform has also emerged as a potential next priority for Senate leadership, with Majority Leader Thune suggesting it could come up after the voter ID debate concludes. However, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called that timeline optimistic at a roundtable last week.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing to examine the state of the bulk power system tomorrow at 9:30 AM, you can watch the proceedings here.