Majority Leader Eric Cantor said he expects the House to vote on a five-year farm bill next week.

The House Friday passed a new defense bill that that seeks to reverse an increase in sexual assaults in the military.

The House on Friday rejected a Democratic proposal to allow nonreligious chaplains to serve nonreligious service members in the military.

Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) said nearly a quarter of people serving in the military are nonreligious, but under current law, spiritual advisers must be appointed by religious organizations, like the Catholic Church. His amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would have changed that to allow "nontheistic" organizations to appoint people to the military's chaplain corps.

The House voted 236-188 to prohibit using Defense funds to transfer detainees to Yemen.

The House on Friday morning approved language saying it is the sense of Congress that members of the military should be exempt from Washington, D.C., gun laws.

The language, from Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), says military personnel living in or stationed in Washington would be exempt. It was attached to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as part of the last en bloc amendment package approved by voice vote.

Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced a bill Thursday that would allow churches to get small-employer tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.

Pryor and Coons said with the way the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, is currently written churches are unable to participate in the new healthcare exchanges or receive tax credits and reduced cost-sharing that make coverage more affordable.

Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would prohibit credit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) said their bill was necessary because currently there is no federal law that consistently protects LGBT individuals from credit discrimination.

“Obtaining credit is a critical step for many looking to buy a home, go to college, or start a small business,” Murray said. “And since equal protection under the law is a fundamental right in our country, no one should suffer discrimination when trying to secure a roof over their head or a high quality education.”

The House worked into Thursday evening on dozens of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and will return Friday morning at 9 a.m. to work on just a few dozen more before passing the bill.

On Thursday night, the House voted to block the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, prohibit the Defense Department from killing U.S. citizens with drones, selling F-16 fighter planes to Taiwan, preventing recreational upgrades to detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay, and even give free Internet access to members of the Armed Forces in combat areas.

The House approves several amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) late Thursday that stress ongoing vigilance on Iran and North Korea, as well as Russia and other countries.

Members approved an amendment from Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) requiring an analysis on how sanctions are affecting Iran's Threat Network. Another proposal from Schneider that was approved adds a sense of Congress that the president should limit the transfer of arms from Russia, Lebanon and Iran to Syria.