US Representative James McGovern, Democrat from Massachusetts, attends a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US Representative Chrissy Houlahan, Democrat from Pennsylvania, attends a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US Representative Randy Fine, Republican from Florida, attends a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US Representative Randy Fine, Republican from Florida, attends a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress on Capitol Hill at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Lindsay Clancy looks to her lawyer Kevin Reddington as the jury keeps deliberating at her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

US Representative Dave Min, Democrat from California, speaks during a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress on Capitol Hill at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US Representative James McGovern, Democrat from Massachusetts (3L), arrives before the start of a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress on Capitol Hill at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

House Committee on Rules chairwoman US Representative Virginia Foxx, Republican from North Carolina, arrives before the start of a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding proposed changes to the standing rules for the 120th Congress on Capitol Hill at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026. Congress overwhelmingly passed a stopgap spending bill on Tuesday, averting an October 1 government shutdown and extending federal funding through December 11 while postponing a broader budget battle until after the midterm elections. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)