By a vote of 366-34 with one lawmaker voting present, the House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that averts a government shutdown hours before the government runs out of funding.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said earlier Friday that the new spending plan does not include President-elect Donald Trump’s demand to suspend the debt limit.
What to know about a possible government shutdown The latest: Amid a looming threat of a government shutdown, after another spending bill rejection, Congress is running out of time to pass a spending bill to extend the December deadline.
Egged on by President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, Republicans rejected the first plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for a three-month stopgap funding extension.
If Congress can’t agree on a new spending measure before the deadline, here’s what could happen during a shutdown and how it could impact travel.
A bill that prevents a government shutdown just hours before the government runs out of funds was passed by the House by a resounding vote of 366-34, with one lawmaker voting in person. President-elect Donald Trump’s demand to suspend the debt ceiling is not included in the new spending plan, according to remarks made earlier Friday by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). The legislation would give farmers and survivors of natural disasters $110 billion in relief, extend current fiscal levels until mid-March, and provide an extension for the farm bill, which needs to be reauthorized. The Senate now has the bill.
How to prepare for a potential government shutdown.
The latest: Congress is running out of time to pass a spending bill to extend the December deadline, and another spending bill rejection has left the government in danger of shutting down. Motivated by billionaire Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, Republicans turned down House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) initial proposal for a three-month stopgap funding extension.
Here are some potential outcomes of a shutdown and how they might affect travel if Congress is unable to reach a consensus on a new spending measure before the deadline. Until their agencies reopen, many government employees are placed on furlough when federal funding stops. Some federal employees still perform unpaid labor, primarily those engaged in critical economic or national security operations.
The shortest and longest government shutdowns in the United States are listed here, along with which president had the most shutdowns. S. . background.
