The House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

The measure still needs to pass the Senate before today's deadline

The Capitol Building in Washington on Dec. 4, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed a funding bill late Thursday to keep the government open for another four weeks.

The Republican-controlled House approved funding on a mostly party-line vote of 230-197, with 11 Republicans opposing and six Democrats backing the bill.