With less than 20 working days remaining this year, advocates for those exposed to radiation from mid-century nuclear tests are asking the lame-duck Congress to expand and reauthorize compensation to downwinders.

Both chambers are in session up to the week of Thanksgiving and then return for the first three weeks of December. Daines said Republicans are also working with President-Elect Donald Trump in preparation for his return in January.

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since Election Day. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what Congress has in store for the remainder of its term.

Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session.

Dozens of groups from 17 states and territories, including Utah, are urging Congress to reauthorize payments to downwinders before the end of the year. On Tuesday, Congress entered a lame-duck session,

They face a long list of lingering healthcare priorities that have stalled for much of the 118th Congress. One of the top issues during the lame-duck session is whether Congress will pass so-called site-neutral payment rules for outpatient care ...

For the next month, Ohio lawmakers are rushing to pass every remaining bill they want before the year ends. It’s a race to the finish line. “There should be a sense of urgency about getting this done,