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US House Agrees on Temporary Government Funding Bill
US House Agrees on Temporary Government Funding Bill
Above: The US House of Representatives on Oct. 4, 2023. Image copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
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.
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.
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