The House Ethics Committee recommended that the chamber censure Chuck Edwards after an investigation concluded that he had engaged in persistent unprofessional conduct toward two female staffers.
Edwards, who dropped his reelection bid while disputing the findings, is fighting the proposed rebuke, according to NBC News Politics.
A censure would formally reprimand Edwards but would not remove him from office, and he would typically have to stand in the House well while the resolution was read. The House is also expected to consider contempt resolutions involving Michael Joseph and Hector Roos, whom the Ethics Committee recommended finding in contempt over their refusal to comply with subpoenas in an investigation of former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.
The central legislative task is a Senate-approved measure intended to keep the federal government operating after funding is expected to expire on Oct. 1. The proposal would extend funding through Dec. 11 and leave negotiations on a broader spending agreement unresolved, with the midterm results expected to influence those talks. The Senate approved the funding measure 90-6, and it includes provisions involving federal grants, food assistance programs such as SNAP and WIC, and disaster relief.
House leaders are expected to move the bill directly to the floor under suspension rules, which require a two-thirds majority, although the source reported that last-minute demands from President Donald Trump could affect its path. The House is scheduled to meet for only four days before returning on Sept. 14, leaving three weeks in session before Election Day on Nov. 3.
A separate sanctions bill targeting Russia and Iran remains a possible future House matter, though no vote is planned this week. The Senate passed that legislation 86-11 in early August; the measure is named the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 and would target major buyers of Russian oil and gas while enabling certain tariffs and sanctions.
The House agenda therefore combines an immediate funding deadline with ethics actions and a sanctions proposal that could return later.