US EditionHouse Approves Partial Funding Package as Congress Races to Avoid Another Shutdown
The three-bill funding package covers energy, commerce, and interior programs through September to prevent a partial shutdown, with the Senate expected to vote next week.
- Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to approve a three-bill minibus funding Energy-Water, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Interior-Environment through September and sent it to the Senate.
- Facing the Jan. 30 funding deadline, GOP leaders split the package after a conservative rebellion so members could vote against the Commerce-Justice-Science portion while backing the other measures.
- Negotiators released the minibus text on Thursday, and if both measures pass the House, they will be repackaged for Senate consideration with a procedural vote expected Monday.
- Passing the bills would fund covered agencies through September and avert a partial government shutdown, while completing the full slate would total about $1.8 trillion for President Donald Trump’s second term.
- Congress still faces six remaining funding measures, with Department of Homeland Security funding as the biggest hurdle after a Jan. 7 Minnesota ICE shooting prompted Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., to call for operational limits.
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