The Senate is scheduled to vote Friday night ahead of a midnight deadline on a temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown.
The House voted 366-34-1 in support of the bill early Friday evening, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since Republican leaders brought the bill to the floor under an immediate suspension of the rules. did. process.
packageThe proposal, announced by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) just before the vote, would fund the government at current levels through March 14, extend the Farm Bill for a year, and remove billions of dollars from disaster relief. The money will be used for relief and farmer support.
After Friday's vote, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) encouraged “quick passage” of the deal in the Senate.
Johnson announced a bipartisan funding deal Tuesday night, but it stalled Wednesday after President-elect Trump and his allies urged Republican lawmakers to oppose it.
President Trump called on Congress to take action on raising the debt ceiling, which was not mentioned at all in the original plan, a request that came as a surprise to many lawmakers.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented his Plan B to MPs, repealing dozens of measures and including new language to raise the debt ceiling. President Trump supported the new plan, but it was not passed by the House of Representatives because all but two Democrats and 38 Republicans opposed it.
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