Speaker Mike Johnson is prepping a stopgap funding extension ahead of this month’s deadline that combines some red meat for conservatives with policies that lawmakers in both parties will likely find attractive.
According to sources familiar with the discussions, the Louisiana Republican’s plan would pair a six-month continuing resolution with House-passed legislation aimed at ensuring noncitizens can’t vote in federal elections.
The length of the stopgap measure, if enacted, would ensure that lawmakers won’t get jammed with a lame-duck omnibus package right before Christmas, while punting final spending decisions into the new year and a new Congress — possibly with more GOP leverage to shape the outcome.
