Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement

Johnson tees up rescheduled funding bill vote as critics dig in

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision to reschedule a vote on his partisan spending plan is leaving Congress seemingly no closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of the month, as critics of the proposal on both sides of the aisle dig in their heels. The package, which pairs a six-month stopgap with a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, appears destined for failure in the House on Wednesday, after a number of Republicans wh…

Speaker Johnson Sets House Vote On Government Funding Bill After A One-Week Postponement

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week. The bill includes a requirement that people registering to vote must provide proof of citizenship, which has become a leading election-year priority for Republicans raising the specter of noncitiz…

Speaker Johnson sets House vote on government funding bill after a one-week postponement - Austin Daily Herald

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week. The bill includes a requirement that people registering to vote must provide proof of citizenship, which has become a leading election-year priority for Republicans raising the specte…

GOP Reps Slam Mike Johnson For Resurrecting ‘Zombie’ Funding Bill

Republican lawmakers are again criticizing Speaker Mike Johnson after he announced Tuesday that he would reintroduce the same funding bill he pulled from the House floor last week with a new addition. Johnson took the continuing resolution off the floor to “build consensus” after nearly a dozen… GOP Reps Slam Mike Johnson For Resurrecting ‘Zombie’ Funding Bill

Speaker Johnson Says He'll Try to Pass Stopgap Spending Bill Despite Opposition

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Sept. 17 that his conference would stick with a temporary government funding proposal that includes an election security bill, which Democrats oppose, prolonging a Congressional impasse that could result in a government shutdown. House Republicans have demanded that a continuing resolution (CR) to temporarily fund the government after the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30 must include…

Johnson moves forward on House vote to stop government shutdown with noncitizen voting prevention attached

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that the House will vote Wednesday on a six-month continuing resolution with the SAVE Act attached.