House to Vote on Amendments to $1.2T Funding Package, Forms Ethanol Policy Group

House Republicans plan floor votes on two amendments to the $1.2 trillion funding package—one to curb earmarks and another to block enforcement of vehicle kill switches—while a bipartisan ethanol policy working group is formed to seal a deal, and DHS funding remains a hurdle. Separately, former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Trump investigations, with Capitol Police officers in attendance as lawmakers frame the issue ahead of the Jan. 30 government shutdown deadline.