November 9, 2026

The House Freedom Caucus is urging Republican leaders to use the final two months of the 119th Congress to advance a conservative agenda before the party loses its governing trifecta in January.
In a [letter sent Monday](https://x.com/freedomcaucus/status/2119807275728502973/photo/1) to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the group’s board called for action on border security, election laws, federal spending, defense and tax relief. Members said their aim was to deny Democrats “every legislative leverage point possible” before the incoming party takes control of Congress next year.
“Let’s hold the line and finish the work,” the board wrote.
The caucus wants Congress to codify President Donald Trump’s border security policies and strengthen voter identification requirements in federal elections. On government funding, members called for a package that maintains spending at current levels or appropriations bills without additional policy provisions.
The group also proposed a final party-line package focused on modernizing U.S. defense systems and delivering “significant tax relief for families,” offset by $1 trillion in spending reductions.
Members expressed frustration that Republicans had not pursued further legislation after their first reconciliation package.
“Unfortunately, the agenda stalled, and now we will no longer have the majority in the next Congress,” they wrote. “We respectfully request that we take action in the next 60 days to protect the citizens we represent.”
The letter also demanded “a robust permitting bill,” although it did not say whether the caucus would support a bipartisan proposal brokered with the White House. That measure is scheduled for its first procedural vote in the Senate on Monday night.
In addition, the group urged the Senate to confirm as many of Trump’s nominees as possible before the end of the Congress. Its list included an issue that could attract Democratic support: expanding a ban on stock trading to the executive and judicial branches.
“We request that we not leave town until we accomplish these objectives,” the members wrote.