Administration
- With a looming January 30 government funding deadline, the Administration will begin coordinating contingency plans for a potential partial government shutdown.
House
- The House is in recess, having passed the remaining final four FY2026 appropriations bills last week.
Senate
- Senators reconvene on Tuesday and must move quickly to pass FY2026 appropriations bills for the Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security (DHS), Housing and Urban Development, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury.
- Over the weekend, Senate Democrats demanded that DHS funding be separated from the appropriations package, increasing the likelihood of a partial government shutdown.
- If the Senate makes any changes—which would take considerable floor time and agreement across the GOP—the measure must go back to the House for a vote. Winter storms across much of the United States and potential absences add further complications.
Hearings
January 28, 2026:
- Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Building a 21st Century VA Health Care System: Assessing Efforts to Restructure the Veterans Health Administration.
- Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works: Hearing to Examine the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes, Part II.
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media: Fees Rolled on All Summer Long: Examining the Live Entertainment Industry.
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee: U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela.
- Senate Judiciary Committee: Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive Accountability.
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh In on the Palisades Fire.
- Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship: From Fraud to Recovery: Restoring Integrity in Small Business Programs.
- Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity will hold a hearing to receive testimony on the department’s cyber force generation plan and the associated implementation plan.
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Justice and Safety for Native Children: Examining Title II of the Draft Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act.
January 29, 2026:
- Special Committee on Aging: Truth in Labeling: Americans Deserve to Know Where Their Drugs Come From.
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry will hold a hearing to discuss the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act.
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media: The Fleet We Funded: Assessing Coast Guard Force Laydown on the Heels of Historic Investment.
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd to Be Director of the National Security Agency.
Executive Order, Action & Proclamation Task Force
Alston & Bird's multidisciplinary Executive Order, Action & Proclamation Task Force advises clients on the business and legal implications of President Trump's Executive Orders.
Learn more about administrative actions on our tracker.