House passes temporary government funding bill months early to avoid election season shutdown
Read Full Bio Updated on: July 21, 2026 / 10:17 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The House on Tuesday approved a short-term extension to…
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"We've had conversations, productive conversations, on both sides of the aisle on a funding resolution that would carry us past the November election." Since April, the House Appropriations Committee has advanced all 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the federal government. But once lawmakers leave town this week, the House is scheduled to be in session for only 16 more days before the funding deadline. By Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
Furthermore, House Speaker Mike Johnson dared Democrats to vote against the bill, and if they did, “then they alone are going to own the chaos that ensues if the government shuts down after September 30.” The House passed the measure by a mostly party-line vote of 220-205.
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"We've had conversations, productive conversations, on both sides of the aisle on a funding resolution that would carry us past the November election." Since April, the House Appropriations Committee has advanced all 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the federal government.
according to CBS News — LatestBut once lawmakers leave town this week, the House is scheduled to be in session for only 16 more days before the funding deadline.
according to The Boston GlobeBy Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
according to CBS News — LatestHouse Speaker Mike Johnson dared Democrats to vote against the bill, and if they did, “then they alone are going to own the chaos that ensues if the government shuts down after September 30.” The House passed the measure by a mostly party-line vote of 220-205.
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