Republicans in US House approve stopgap spending bill ahead of Oct. 1 deadline

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 657

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would keep the government up and running through the fall, sending it to the Senate, where lawmakers expect to rework the measure.

Congress must pass a government funding bill before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1 in order to avoid a shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections.

The 220-205 mostly party-line vote represents House Republicans’ opening salvo in negotiations, though …

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