The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to convene on Monday, August 31, for a session that includes morning hour at noon and legislative business beginning at 2:00 p.m., with votes anticipated around 6:30 p.m. The agenda features consideration of several bills under suspension of the rules, addressing a range of issues from national monuments to technical legal amendments.
Among the notable legislation is S. 858, the Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, sponsored by Senator Justice. Also slated for consideration are H.R. 8481, known as Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026, sponsored by Representative Hamadeh, and H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025, sponsored by Representative Hinson.
Further legislative items include H.R. 6048, the NDO Fairness Act, sponsored by Representative Fitzgerald, and S. 307, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, sponsored by Senator Blackburn. A series of technical amendment bills, such as those sponsored by Representatives Baumgartner, Harris (NC), Onder, Schmidt, Raskin, Kamlager-Dove, Crockett, and Goldman (NY), are also on the docket to update and correct various sections of the United States Code.