Angered by a bipartisan Senate plan to end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, House Republicans countered with an eight-week funding extension that virtually ensures a continuation of the standoff.
The House on Friday passed a stopgap funding bill for the department that Senate Democrats warned has no chance of winning approval in their chamber.
With lawmakers fleeing town for a two-week recess, there appeared to be little prospect for bringing the 42-day partial shutdown to an end anytime soon.
