The Senate will again fight over sugar subsidies while considering a farm bill this week.

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced an amendment to S. 954, which would spend $955 billion to fund agriculture programs for five years.

Legislation offered by Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) would suspend audits for 180 days.

The House meets at noon, and in the afternoon, will take up two suspension bills, including one making it a crime to lie about receiving military medals.

The Stolen Valor Act, H.R. 258, is similar to a bill the House passed last year in a 410-3 vote. The House should be able to easily pass it again this year.

Congress is hoping to make progress next week on the Keystone pipeline, student loans and the farm bill before leaving for the Memorial Day break.

House Republicans are looking to end the work session with a vote pressuring the Obama administration on the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The GOP has said for years now that the administration has had plenty of time to approve the pipeline, which they say will create jobs and help make the U.S. more energy independent.

The Senate Finance Committee will begin to examine how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determines tax-exempt status.

Lawmakers started calling for investigations after reports that the IRS targeted politically conservative groups.

House committees will hear testimony next week on a wide range of topics, from controversial issues of the day like immigration and healthcare, to forward-looking issues like traveling to Mars.

The House Judiciary Committee holds two hearings Wednesday — one on lessons learned from the 1986 immigration law, and another on protecting constitutional rights during the war on terror.

Under the bill, the SEC would have to ensure the benefits of new rules outweigh their costs. 

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bill Thursday that would prohibit the Treasury Secretary and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from enforcing ObamaCare.

Cornyn introduced the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, S. 983, on Thursday. Lawmakers have been calling for investigations and limitations on the IRS since it admitted to applying extra scrutiny to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

“I do not support ObamaCare, and after the events of last week, I cannot support giving the IRS any more responsibility or taxpayer dollars to implement a broken law,” Cornyn said.

The House on Friday morning took a step toward passing a bill that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct strict cost-benefit analyses of its regulations.

Members approved a rule for H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, in a 223-180 vote. Passage of the rule will let the House approve the bill later Friday.