The latest proposals would change how Congress handles funding lapses and could reshape the budget fights that have repeatedly disrupted federal operations.

Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

House Republicans plan to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections by passing a short-term government funding deal.

The House approved a bill funding the federal government until December fourth. This action aims to prevent a shutdown before the midterm elections. House Republicans are pushing…