House votes to avert shutdown, fund government through November
By Juliegrace Brufke and Niv Elis - 09/19/19 03:31 PM EDT
The House on Thursday passed legislation to avert a government shutdown and keep the government funded through Nov. 21.
The bill, which passed in a 301-123 vote, came after some uncertainty that the stop-gap measure would be brought to the House floor by the end of the week after it was yanked at the committee level on Tuesday evening.
The measure, known as a continuing resolution or CR, was unexpectedly pulled from the House Rules Committee due to a lack of consensus on provisions including health care funding extensions and aid to farmers dealing with the repercussions of the trade war with China.
The bill text was ultimately released Wednesday evening after bipartisan, bicameral negotiators reached a deal on the provisions.
The Senate is expected to take up the House measure next week.
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