House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill To Avoid Shutdown

The bill will fund the federal government into early December and is designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown.

The House passed a short-term funding bill.

The House passed the bill by a vote of 370-48. It prevents the Department of Homeland Security from transferring funds to the Border Patrol, and it delays a proposed rule that would give political appointees in the Trump administration more authority to stop federal grants from going out for programs they view as not in line with the president’s agenda. Those changes were made when the Senate approved its version of the bill.

The bill will fund the federal government into early December and is designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. It aims to give lawmakers additional time to find compromise on a full-year measure.