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House Committee Advances Bill to End Shutdown to Floor Vote

The legislation is to fund the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026, and three major agencies through September 2026.
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House Committee Advances Bill to End Shutdown to Floor Vote
The U.S. Capitol building during the 34th day of the goverment shutdown in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman,Nathan Worcester,Joseph Lord
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WASHINGTON—The House Rules Committee in the early hours of Nov. 12 passed a motion to advance a bill to a floor vote to end the government shutdown, which is now in its 42nd day.

The tally, taken just after 1:30 a.m., was 8–4 along party lines. The package now heads to a full vote scheduled for Wednesday.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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