The United States Senate and House of Representatives have returned to session.
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The Pour Over: Politically Neutral, Christ-First NewsSep 16, 2026
… Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we cover the day's biggest stories in ~10 minutes, and pair the biggest headlines with brief biblical reminders. Looking to support us? You can choose to pay here. On today's episode: Senate and House Back in Session Emmy Winners Revealed Mail-In Ballot Rules Restricted for Midterms Trump Rejects AI Guardrails Macklemore Dropped from Ed Sheeran Tour EPA Removes Greenhouse Gas Limits U.S. …
The House-side record shows the House convened returning from recess on September 14, 2026 and voted on September 16-17, so the House was in session as of the post date.
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What we found
Supports. Clerk of the House floor proceedings for the legislative day of September 14, 2026 record the House convening after a recess and holding multiple sessions that day.[3]
Supports. Reuters' House page reports the House voting on data center legislation and passing a Russia sanctions bill on September 17, 2026, the day after the post, so the House was actively in session at the claim's date.[1]
Supports. The Senate's floor activity around the claim date is not directly documented; an unrated secondary source says the Senate last met for floor business on September 30, 2026, which indicates it was in active session after the post date.[4]
Context. Snopes reports that the 119th Congress was ongoing and active in September 2026, with both chambers having passed legislation.[2]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1U.S. House of Representativesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Is current Congress most productive in 80 years, as Mike Johnson claimed? We checked the numberssnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 320260914.xmlclerk.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Is Congress in Session? House and Senate Floor Sessions | Referandomreferandom.us · not rated · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
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