U.S. House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

U.S. House passes short-term funding.

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U.S. House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election. By: Kevin Freking, Associated Press – September 1, 2026.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference against the backdrop of threats that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is threatening to oust Johnson from his leadership post, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite).

Meanwhile, the Senate has already overwhelmingly approved the measure, so it now moves to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature. The short-term measure funds federal agencies generally at current levels through Dec. 11.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal administration into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection.

Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of September to avoid a funding lapse. They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season after this past year's historic shutdowns.

For context, the House passed the bill by a vote of 370-48. The Senate has already overwhelmingly approved the measure, so it now moves to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature.

"It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid, " remarked Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

Notably, a record 43-day shutdown occurred last fall when the two parties disagreed on renewing an expiring tax credit that lowers the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Then came the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. It lasted 76 days before lawmakers agreed to fund much of the department but not its immigration enforcement operations.

Lawmakers were wary of a repeat before voters go to the polls. They additionally blamed the other party for the recent impasses.

"We're going to avoid the threat of another Democratic shutdown, " House Speaker Mike Johnson remarked to journalists in advance of the vote.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, encouraged her Democratic colleagues to vote for the measure during a closed-door session Tuesday morning.

She remarked the bill was much improved from the product that passed the House earlier this summer on a mostly party-line basis. For example, she remarked it prevents the Department of Homeland Security from transferring funds to the Border Patrol, and it delays a proposed rule that would provide political appointees in the Trump administration more authority to stop federal grants from going out for programs they view as not in line with the president's agenda. Those changes were created when the Senate approved its version of the bill.

Democrats fear the administration will employ the proposed regulation on grants to steer capital away from Democratic-led states. DeLauro called the delay an significant first step, but stated more must be done to block the policy from taking effect.

"Whether a community receives disaster relief should not depend on who they voted for in the last election, " DeLauro remarked.

For context, the short-term measure funds federal agencies generally at current levels through Dec. 11. Though that will probable be quite tough, it will offer lawmakers more time to find compromise on a full-year measure.

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