Overview

• The House passed a Republican seven-week continuing resolution 217-212 to extend current funding through Nov. 21, with two GOP defections and one Democrat voting yes.
• The Senate voted down the House bill and a Democratic counterproposal, which would have funded government through Oct. 31 and extended ACA subsidies while reversing Medicaid cuts.
• Republicans describe their measure as a clean CR that adds about $88 million for security across branches and corrects a prior omission to free $1 billion of Washington, D.C.'s own funds.
• With both chambers poised for a holiday recess until Sept. 29, leaders signaled any next votes are likely to occur close to the end-of-month deadline.
• Each party sought to pin blame for a potential lapse, as Democrats demand health-care provisions and Republicans push a short-term extension without policy changes.