House Leaves Early for Summer Recess Without Passing Spending Bills

Congress will return to session on Sept. 9 and have 13 days to pass several spending bills that fund the whole federal government.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (L) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on July 25 canceled its last week of business before the planned August recess and adjourned one week early without considering several government spending bills for the forthcoming fiscal year.

Congress is required to pass 12 separate appropriations bills to fund all aspects of the federal government by Sept. 30, before the new fiscal year begins.