McCarthy Pulls Procedural Vote on CR Amid Conservative Oppositon

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces another delay in efforts to pass a short-term continuing resolution as Republicans work to hammer out their differences.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to members of the media while walking through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

A procedural vote on a continuing resolution aimed at averting a government shutdown was removed from the House schedule this afternoon, adding another delay in a hotly contested battle over government spending in the coming fiscal year.

The House was scheduled to vote on the rule for consideration of H.R. 5525, Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 19. The “rule,” proposed by the House Rules Committee, sets the terms for debating the bill on the House floor.