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Republicans Advance Short-Term Spending Plan as Shutdown Deadline Nears

Passage hinges on a partisan fight over extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks to the chamber to begin the legislative week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters to criticize Republican efforts to cut health care spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • Republican leaders are moving to pair a continuing resolution running through Nov. 20 with three spending bills covering Agriculture, the Legislative Branch, and Military Construction–VA.
  • Democrats say they will oppose any stopgap that omits an extension of ACA premium subsidies, and Sen. John Thune has rejected adding that rider, putting Senate passage at risk.
  • Congress has fewer than two weeks before the Sept. 30 cutoff with a planned Rosh Hashanah recess next week, and leaders are weighing additional session days as the White House prefers a Jan. 31 extension.
  • Appropriators have agreed to top-line levels for the three-bill package, the House has voted to go to conference, and the Senate is expected to authorize talks this week.
  • The White House sent an anomalies list seeking disaster-recovery language, a forestry-law change and $11 million for EPA elevator repairs, as FEMA’s disaster relief fund is projected to run out this month without new money.