CQ Roll Call budget reporter Aris Folley talks about the House’s passage of the continuing resolution this week and the chamber’s shortened schedule heading into the fall midterms. [Related: Funding extension clears House, avoiding shutdown threat]
CQ Roll Call reporter on the chamber’s work to avoid a shutdown and get back on the campaign trail
Posted September 4, 2026 at 2:05pm
Congress passes funding bill to avoid October shutdown, pushing fight past midterms
Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms
House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities
Stopgap funding deal a top priority as House returns to Capitol Hill - UPI.com
House passes funding bill, avoiding shutdown ahead of midterm elections
House defers potential shutdown with a stopgap spending bill
House returns after five weeks away with a top priority: Avoid a government shutdown
House passes funding stopgap, averting government shutdown in October - Breaking Defense
House returns to Washington as GOP moves to avert shutdown
House clears spending bill, averting shutdown
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