House Funding Bill Includes Billions for Border Efforts
The Republican-controlled Senate has until 11:59 p.m. Friday to pass the measure to avoid a partial government shutdown.
The stopgap funding bill passed by the House on Tuesday contains billions of dollars to assist in President Donald Trump’s mission to secure the U.S. border.
The House passed the measure that will fund the federal government through the end of the 2025 fiscal year, which is Sept. 30, by a 217-213 vote — with only one Republican, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, opposed and one Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine, in support. The Republican-controlled Senate has until 11:59 p.m. Friday to pass the measure to avoid a partial government shutdown.