US House passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown before midterm elections
The 370-48 vote keeps federal agencies funded at current levels and gives lawmakers more time to negotiate full-year spending bills.
- The House of Representatives voted 370-48 on Tuesday to approve a stopgap funding bill, extending federal agency operations beyond October 1 with broad bipartisan support.
- Congress required the temporary extension because lawmakers failed to complete work on the 12 spending bills needed to fund government programs for the full fiscal year running from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
- House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole of Oklahoma said the measure provides "certainty" for service members, while Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut argued it helps Congress reclaim constitutional spending power.
- This legislation funds federal agencies at current levels through December 11, giving lawmakers 15 weeks to negotiate the 12 full-year spending bills before the holiday season deadline.
- Both parties aimed to avoid a shutdown before November midterm elections as $40 trillion in national debt has intensified pressure on lawmakers to resolve broader fiscal challenges.
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House passes stopgap spending bill, sending government funding to Trump before midterms
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11, sending a short-term spending bill to President Donald Trump and pushing the threat of a shutdown past the November midterm elections. The measure passed 370-48. The Senate approved the same legislation 90-6 last month. Trump is expected to sign it.… The post House passes stopgap spending bill, sending government funding to Trump before midterms appeared …
House votes 370-48 to fund the government through mid-December, avoiding a shutdown before the midterms, but it still awaits Trump's signature
The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of September to avoid a funding lapse. They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season following this past year’s historic shutdowns. The House passed the bill by a…
US House clears spending stopgap backed by Trump, averting government shutdown
The U.S. House approved a short-term government funding bill Tuesday that would avoid a shutdown this fall once President Donald Trump signs it. The bill, passed by the Senate last month, would keep the government open until at least Dec. 11.
The electorate needed to act before the end of the fiscal year, which takes place at the end of this month, to avoid a federal state funding crisis when the November 03 elections for Congress are approaching.
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to extend the financing of the government until December 11, paving the way to avoid a government closure before the mid-term elections.
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