December 21, 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute intervention, likely averting a government shutdown just hours before the deadline.

The lower chamber voted 366-34 to approve the bill, which would fund the government at the current levels until mid-March, providing lawmakers with additional time to negotiate new spending bills. All lawmakers voting to oppose this bill are Republicans.

Earlier this week, the House unveiled a 1,500-page bill, which would allow the government to maintain its current spending levels until March 14. It also included $100 billion in disaster relief, a one-year extension of the farm bill with an extra $10 billion in aid for farmers.

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