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House votes on stopgap funding bill to avoid shutdown
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The gist
House Speaker Mike Johnson launched a floor vote on a stopgap funding bill to keep the government funded through early December. The bill passed the Senate 90-6 and aims to.
Background
The federal government faces a funding lapse on Sept. 30 without a new appropriations bill. The Senate passed a stopgap measure with changes that make it more palatable to Democrats, including delaying a rule on federal grants and preventing fund transfers to Border Patrol. The House is expected to vote on the bill to avoid a shutdown before the midterm elections.
How it unfolded
- Jul 2026House passed a GOP-led bill to extend funding until Dec. 4, but it met resistance in the Senate.
- Aug 31, 2026House returns from recess; Speaker Johnson prepares to bring the Senate-passed stopgap bill to the floor.
- Sep 1, 2026House votes on the stopgap funding bill; passage would fund the government through early December.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Speaker Johnson said, 'The first thing is we've got to make sure this government gets funded and we don't have another Democratic shutdown.'
- Democrats
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro argued that the bill's exclusion of Border Patrol funding would allow the administration to move funds, which Democrats oppose.
- Republicans
- Some GOP lawmakers criticized a provision delaying a federal ban on intoxicating hemp THC products, prompting leaders to use a fast-track process.