House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill to Avert Government Shutdown as Talks on Broader Spending Package Continue

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 31, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a temporary funding bill that would avert a government shutdown as lawmakers failed to finalize negotiations on a broader spending package before the February deadline.

Lawmakers voted 272–162 to pass the legislation on the short-term funding package, which was released Monday by House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn).