House Rules Committee Advances Senate Funding Deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is confident that the partial shutdown will end with a scheduled Tuesday vote.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The House Rules Committee on Monday advanced a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown.

The measure advanced in a party-line 8–4 vote following the more than four-hour committee hearing.