House Passes GOP-Backed Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown

The bill, requiring Senate approval, faces strong Democratic opposition over discretionary spending and executive authority concerns.

The House passed a GOP-backed continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September in a narrow 217-213 vote.
Democratic Representative Jared Golden broke ranks to support the bill, citing the need to avoid the chaos of a government shutdown, while Republican Thomas Massie opposed it over spending concerns.
The bill proposes $13 billion in non-defense spending cuts, a $6 billion increase in defense spending, and expanded funding for immigration enforcement.
Democrats criticized the bill for granting the Trump administration broad discretion over federal spending and cutting key programs, including health care and emergency preparedness grants.
The Senate must now secure at least eight Democratic votes to pass the bill and prevent a government shutdown before the Friday deadline.