Temporary funding deal averts government shutdown

The Facts

• Leaders in the Republican-majority US House on Sunday announced a bipartisan deal to fund the government through Dec. 20, avoiding a shutdown that was scheduled to begin Sept. 30.

• House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed the plan Sunday to his colleagues in a letter. The House is expected to vote on it Wednesday, sending it to the Senate, and to Pres. Joe Biden for his signature if it passes both chambers of Congress.

• The bill doesn't include the SAVE Act, a provision that would require proof-of-citizenship to vote and was the reason for the defeat of a previous funding bill earlier this month. The SAVE Act is a priority for former Pres. Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee.