Johnson’s 6-Month Funding Patch

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) delivers remarks after the House passed the Republican's budget resolution on the spending bill at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Republicans released a proposal on Saturday for extending government funding, but it faces hurdles in both chambers of Congress that leave its outcome unclear. 

The 100-page continuing resolution (CR)—Capitol Hill parlance for a stopgap funding bill—would primarily extend funding past the March 14 deadline to Sept. 30.