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Senate Advances Dec. 11 Stopgap as Packed Floor Threatens Recess

A Dec. 11 continuing resolution lowers the immediate chance of a shutdown and shifts the final funding fight to the House and the fall calendar.

The U.S Capitol is seen Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington.
Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., suggested the Senate might delay its recess scheduled for Friday to get the government spending bill over the finish line.

Overview

  • Senators fast-tracked a bipartisan continuing resolution that would fund the government through Dec. 11 after clearing an early procedural motion by wide margins.
  • A crowded Senate agenda has left leaders scrambling for time agreements and raised the prospect that the chamber will stay in session past the planned August break to finish major items.
  • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche won committee approval but faces a razor-thin path to full Senate confirmation with several Republican votes still unresolved.
  • Republican leaders are pursuing a roughly $95 billion reconciliation budget plan to bypass the 60-vote filibuster but acknowledge they do not yet have the 50 votes needed to advance it.
  • Even if the Senate approves the Dec. 11 stopgap, the House must accept or negotiate the measure to avert a shutdown and compressed fall calendars mean funding could resurface during the lame-duck period.