The leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus are considering all options, including a discharge petition, to force a vote on their alternative stopgap plan to avoid a government shutdown as funding is set to run out on September 30.
Senate leaders are expected to unveil a short-term government funding stopgap measure that will be clean and not contain significant amounts of money for the war in Ukraine or disaster relief, aiming to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week.
The House and Senate are racing against time to prevent a government shutdown on October 1st by attempting to pass a measure to keep the government open for 45 days, but the outcome remains uncertain due to the opposition of extreme right-wing lawmakers.
The House and Senate are holding crucial votes to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the week, with disagreements between lawmakers over spending bills causing a divide, particularly among House Republicans.
Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement on a stopgap spending plan to prevent a government shutdown, but it faces resistance in the Republican-led House due to opposition to aid for Ukraine and maintaining federal funding at current levels.
Senate leaders are taking control to avoid a government shutdown by advancing a stopgap funding bill, pressuring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to bring it to the House floor for a vote.
The Senate has passed a bipartisan bill to extend funding and prevent a government shutdown, although it may not be sufficient to avoid a shutdown entirely.
The Senate has voted to advance a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown, while House Republicans have advanced four spending bills in an attempt to stave off the impending shutdown, although the likelihood of either bill making it through both chambers ahead of the deadline is slim.
Congress faces an imminent government shutdown as a funding bill fails in the House and Senate is predicted to need until Sunday for passage.
House Republicans are frustrated and without a clear plan to avert a government shutdown as the deadline for funding runs out today, with no agreement in sight.
The House of Representatives passes a 45-day stopgap spending bill in a bipartisan vote, as the U.S. government is approaching a potential massive shutdown.
US government shutdown averted as President Biden signs a stopgap bill to keep the government open through November 17.
Congress passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, with the final vote in the Senate being 88 to 9, and the bill will keep the government funded through November 17.
Lawmakers avoided a government shutdown by passing a 47-day stopgap funding measure, but will need to find a solution by November 17th to prevent a Thanksgiving shutdown, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats to his position and potential removal from Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Twenty Republican senators have vowed to delay any legislation unrelated to funding the government in an effort to prevent a government shutdown and avoid passing another massive omnibus spending package.
Republican House speaker nominee Jim Jordan has proposed passing a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown, utilizing automatic cuts as leverage over Democrats, although some Republicans are skeptical of the plan.
The Senate has rejected an amendment aimed at preventing future government shutdowns by establishing a permanent stopgap spending measure if Congress fails to complete its appropriations work.
