Overview
- The House voted Tuesday, Sept. 1, to approve the continuing resolution 370-48 and sent the bill to President Trump for his expected signature.
- The Senate had already cleared the same measure by an overwhelmingly bipartisan 90-6 margin, clearing the path for the House vote.
- The stopgap holds most agencies at current funding levels while adding targeted increases for programs such as WIC, disaster relief, Navy shipbuilding, highways, veterans care and the National Flood Insurance Program.
- The measure temporarily blocks an OMB rule that would give political appointees greater authority over federal grants and prevents transfers of funds to Border Patrol and DHS during the CR’s term.
- Lawmakers used a fast-track House procedure to pass the bill despite objections from hardline conservatives and some progressives, and appropriators warn a shortened December window will likely produce tougher fights over defense versus domestic spending.