House Passes $0 Stopgap Funding Bill 220-205, Punting Shutdown Risk to Dec. 4
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
House Passes $0 Stopgap Funding Bill 220-205, Punting Shutdown Risk to Dec. 4
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
A 220-205 House vote on Tuesday night extended current funding levels through Dec. 4, pushing any shutdown fight past the Nov. midterm elections and into fiscal 2027.
Six Democrats backed the continuing resolution and one Republican opposed it, giving Speaker Mike Johnson a narrow party-line win as Republicans try to avoid a pre-election spending clash.
Democrats argued the bill contains drafting flaws that could let Customs and Border Patrol shift money, while Republicans said another shutdown threat would otherwise resurface before voters head to the polls.
The Senate is drafting its own stopgap measure with added program extensions before the Sept. 30 deadline, and GOP leaders say they want a bipartisan vote before the August recess.