Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Friday to approve a newly negotiated spending bill that included many of the same components of the previous legislation — but without the debt limit provision that had caused consternation among many in the party.
Republican leaders split the text late Friday, shortly before lawmakers approved the spending legislation, 366-34.
Lawmakers tried to find a path forward after an initial bill was rejected by President-elect Trump and his allies on Wednesday, and a later bill approved by Trump failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE SPENDING BILL TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUT-OUT
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks briefly to reporters just before the vote on an amended interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The bill, unlike the version rejected Thursday evening, scraps an extension of the debt limit requested by President-elect Donald Trump, which would have included a two-year suspension of the debt limit.
That version failed to gain support among Democrats, who more broadly opposed the idea, and among fiscal conservatives within the Republican Party.
The new legislation includes provisions such as $10 billion in aid to farmers and agricultural subsidies that were included in the earlier version of the bill — which many lawmakers viewed as must-pass provisions.
It also includes $100 billion in disaster relief for US residents, including victims of devastating hurricanes in some US states.
“We will not have a government shutdown, and we will meet our obligations to our farmers who need help, to disaster victims across the country, and to ensure that military and essential services, and all who depend on the federal government for During the holidays, a salary will be paid,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters before Friday’s vote.
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The bill now goes to the Senate for a vote.
