US House passes short-term funding bill to avoid shutdown
The US House of Representatives passed a short-term spending measure to fund federal agencies through December 11, avoiding a government shutdown and overcoming resistance from hard-line Republicans.
- House passed short-term funding bill through Dec. 11
- The U.S. House voted in favor of a short-term spending measure.
- The measure aims to avoid a government shutdown until after November's midterm election.
Sources
- CNBC — U.S. House votes to avoid government shutdown amid GOP hard-liner resistance
- The Independent — House passes short-term funding bill to avoid another shutdown before the election
- The Guardian — House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live