WASHINGTON — The House passed a stopgap measure Wednesday to give Congress an extra week to complete an overdue omnibus spending package.
The short-term continuing resolution, which passed on a mostly party-line vote of 224-201, would give lawmakers until Dec. 23 to complete final fiscal 2023 appropriations, brushing up against Christmas Eve for a final omnibus vote. Nine Republicans, most of whom are retiring or lost their seats in the midterm elections, joined all Democrats to support the measure.
Current stopgap funding is set to expire at midnight Friday, risking a partial government shutdown if the new CR doesn’t become law.
