GOP effort to tie government funding to voter security bill fails on House floor
House Republicans’ first effort to keep the government open ahead of a shutdown deadline on September 30 failed on the House floor today, with a handful
House votes to reject GOP bill to avert government shutdown
The House rejected a GOP effort to avert a government shutdown. Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding.
House rejects GOP plan to extend government funding, sending Johnson back to drawing board
The legislation, which would fund the government for about six months and require proof of citizenship to register to vote, fell short.
House votes down Speaker Johnson's funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches
The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's government funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present. The measure failed by a 202-222-2 margin. Three Democrats voted for the bill.
House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a shutdown around the corner
House Republicans are expected to derail their own plan to avert a government shutdown, which they've tied to a Donald Trump-backed bill on noncitizen voting.
House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown
Next steps on government funding are uncertain. Lawmakers are not close to completing work on the dozen annual appropriations bills that will fund federal agencies during the next fiscal year, so they’ll need to approve a stopgap measure to prevent a partial shutdown when that budget year begins Oct.
House Defeats Johnson’s Spending Plan With Shutdown Looming
Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
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