US House passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown, sends to Senate

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown beginning October 1, sending it on to the Senate for ... Read More

House passes GOP bill to avert a shutdown, but Senate looks likely to reject it

The Republican House passed a bill to avoid a government shutdown, sending it to the Senate, which is expected to reject it ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. Read More

House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown, Set to Stall in Senate

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, is seen at US Capitol on Sept. 17, 2025. Johnson corralled Republicans to pass a measure to avert a shutdown. Credit - Graeme Sloan—Bloomberg ... Read More

House GOP passes stopgap funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline, setting up critical test for Senate

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday corralled his oft-fractured House conference to pass a Republican plan to fund the government through November 21, as Congress scrambles to avert a looming shutdown. Read More

House passes bill to avert government shutdown

The House passed legislation Friday morning that would keep the government open through Nov. 21 to avert an October shutdown and buy more time for bipartisan negotiations over full-year spending bills ... Read More

House passes Trump-backed plan to avert government shutdown

The House passed a short-term federal funding bill backed by President Donald Trump on Friday morning, paving the way for averting a government shutdown if the Senate follows suit. Read More

Congress passes bill to avert a shutdown before the election, sending it to Biden

WASHINGTON — Congress overwhelmingly passed a funding bill Wednesday to avert a government shutdown next week after House Republicans removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require ... Read More