Republicans Agree on Interim Spending Bill Ahead of Potential Government Shutdown

The bill cuts government spending by 8 percent and proposes resuming the construction of the border wall.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 14, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Both factions of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives agreed to a government spending bill aimed at extending the Oct. 1 government shutdown for a month.

Federal funding is set to run out Sept. 30, after which the government may shut down. In order to prevent this from happening, lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate must pass a spending bill resolving the funding crisis. However, both parties are at odds with the content of the bill.