The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap spending bill that could remove the immediate threat of another federal government shutdown, with lawmakers facing a September 30 deadline to keep agencies funded.
The measure would extend most current federal funding through December 11, pushing the next major spending deadline beyond the November midterm elections. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the legislation in August in a 90–6 vote, leaving the House as the remaining congressional hurdle before the bill can be sent to President Donald Trump.
House leaders are expected to bring the measure to the floor using a fast-track procedure known as suspension of the rules. That approach avoids a separate procedural vote but requires support from two-thirds of lawmakers voting, meaning Republicans will need significant Democratic support for passage.
The Senate made several changes to an earlier House funding measure. Among them, the bill would delay until December 11 a proposed Office of Management and Budget rule that would give political appointees greater authority over federal grants. It also contains provisions limiting the administration’s ability to redirect funding to Border Patrol. A separate provision delaying a federal ban on certain intoxicating hemp THC products for roughly one month has drawn opposition from some Republicans.
If the House approves the Senate version without changes, the legislation can go directly to Trump’s desk. Enactment would keep the government funded into December and avert a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins October 1, but it would only postpone the larger spending fight: Congress would still need to reach agreement on longer-term government funding before the December deadline.
