House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Suspend Debt Limit

House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Suspend Debt Limit
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a news conference on the Protecting Our Democracy Act, at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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The House of Representatives voted late Tuesday to pass a bill that would avert a government shutdown and fund it through Dec. 3, as well as suspend the debt limit until after the 2022 election.

The 220–211 vote in the Democrat-majority chamber was on party lines. The bill now faces a tough hurdle in the Senate, where Republicans have said they would mount a filibuster.

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