The House passed a short-term funding patch Tuesday night that is designed to head off a partial government shutdown this fall.
The continuing resolution passed on a mostly party-line vote of 220-205, with only one Republican — Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie — joining most Democrats in opposition. Six Democrats broke with their party to support the measure: Reps. Kathy Castor of Florida, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico.
The stopgap measure would extend current funding through Dec. 4, providing about an extra two months to complete full appropriations bills for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
But the bill that emerged from the House is unlikely to be the final version. Senate Republicans have complained that it lacks many of the “anomalies,” or deviations from current spending, sought by the Trump administration to address what it sees as critical priorities, including military funding.
That concern could trigger a game of ping-pong between the two chambers before a final continuing resolution becomes law.
