Record #3839
The U.S. Senate will not return to Washington for roughly two weeks (until about the second week of April 2026) despite House Republicans demanding they come back to vote on DHS funding
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #3839 MeidasTouch · MAGA Mike Panics as GOP Senate Votes Against him...at 2 AM
Original quoteBut you see, the problem is the Senate left and they ain't coming back for the next two weeks.
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How the call settles
The Senate holds no session or votes in Washington between March 28, 2026 and roughly the second week of April 2026.
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because After the Senate's voice-vote DHS bill in the early morning of March 27, 2026, senators left for a two-week recess; the Senate stood adjourned until 3pm on April 13, 2026, with only pro forma sessions on April 6 and April 9 and no plans to return early despite House Republicans' counter-CR. No Senate votes occurred in the interim and the DHS shutdown ran until April 30.. Applied stored rule: The Senate holds no session or votes in Washington between March 28, 2026 and roughly the second week of April 2026.
Outcome evidence
After the Senate's voice-vote DHS bill in the early morning of March 27, 2026, senators left for a two-week recess; the Senate stood adjourned until 3pm on April 13, 2026, with only pro forma sessions on April 6 and April 9 and no plans to return early despite House Republicans' counter-CR. No Senate votes occurred in the interim and the DHS shutdown ran until April 30.
Outcome date: 2026-04-13
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research