House to Vote on 45-day Stopgap Funding Bill in Last-Ditch Bid to Avert Shutdown

House Republicans look to negotiate a deal Democrats will accept to keep the government open while they finish eight remaining appropriations bills.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) leaves a meeting of the Republican House caucus in Washington, DC, on Sept. 30, 2023. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

House Republicans are set to vote on a 45-day extension of federal spending that includes no spending cuts and adds funding for disaster relief in an attempt to avert a government shutdown at midnight on Saturday.

A GOP-sponsored 30-day continuing resolution (CR) that included spending cuts and border security enhancements failed yesterday as 21 Republicans voted with Democrats to defeat the measure.