House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House failed to temporarily extend FISA, the law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad, at the Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
House Republican leaders scrapped Friday's scheduled votes as an internal party standoff threatened to derail the chamber's legislative agenda, according to a notice sent to members Thursday.
The impasse stemmed from GOP hard-liners blocking action over the stalled SAVE America Act, an elections bill currently stuck in the Senate, Politico reported.
Members were set to depart after a Thursday afternoon vote, according to Politico. Speaker Mike Johnson was scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump, hoping to broker a resolution that restores the House schedule next week.
Without a deal, both chambers could remain on extended recess through mid-July, deepening concerns about congressional productivity heading into summer.
Trump vowed on Wednesday to block a bipartisan affordable housing bill Congress had given final passage to the night before, declining to sign the bill and fueling panic from lawmakers over the SAVE America Act. During a closed-door, contentious luncheon on Wednesday, he tried to persuade the Republican senators to pass the bill, which he has called a priority ahead of midterms.