The Senate will instead hold its first vote of the week on Tuesday as Washington prepares for a weekend snowstorm.

The House on Thursday moved to jam the Senate with a repeal of a law that allowed senators to sue for substantial sums if they weren’t notified when law enforcement sought their phone records — adding the repeal to a government funding bill that the Senate will have to approve next week or risk

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MADISON - The Senate met for the first time in 2026, taking up bills covering everything from sex education to freedom of worship. Senators debated for hours on different issues, with tensions at times rising when roll calls were asked for as members tried to leave the floor to eat lunch or other reasons.

The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.

After Senate Republicans empowered themselves to file lucrative “Arctic Frost” lawsuits, House Republicans voted unanimously to take that power away.

Lt. Governor Hosemann touted the legislation on social media after the vote, saying, “State government should be efficient, accountable, and focused on results, not burdened by unnecessary bureaucracy.