Speaker Mike Johnson Unveils Plan to Avert Government Shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has put forward a unique two-step stopgap funding plan to avert a partial government shutdown.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks as House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) listens during a news briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 2, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has unveiled a “laddered” stopgap funding plan that seeks to avert the looming government shutdown.

Mr. Johnson’s proposed measure is in the form of a two-step continuing resolution that would fund some parts of the federal government until Jan. 19 and then continue funding others until Feb. 2.