Republicans Will Require Democrat Support to Pass Johnson’s Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown

New House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to put a new approach to government funding up for vote in the first test of his ability to get things done.

Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) listens as he waits for his turn to speak during a news briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 2, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Speaker Mike Johnson’s two-step stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown is set to be voted by the House on Nov. 14 under a process that requires Democrat support to pass.

The bill will be voted on the floor under a suspension of rules, according to a Monday night scheduling notice from Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), meaning that it will require a two-thirds majority to pass.