GOP unveils plan to avert government shutdown, includes $30M security hike after Charlie Kirk killing
Speaker Mike Johnson said he wants to hold a House-wide vote by Friday
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Published September 16, 2025 12:32pm EDT
House Republicans have released a plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of this month, and it includes roughly $30 million in additional security funding for lawmakers.
It comes days after Charlie Kirk's assassination last week during a college campus speaking event in Utah.
The measure is mostly a straightforward extension of current government funding levels, called a continuing resolution, or CR, in order to give House and Senate negotiators more time to reach a deal. It would extend through Nov. 21.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said he wants to hold a House-wide vote on the measure Friday, after which it will be taken up by the Senate.
President Donald Trump must sign the measure into law by Oct. 1, the beginning of fiscal 2026, to avert a government shutdown.
House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., earlier briefed lawmakers on member security options and plans for the funding increase during the House GOP's weekly closed-door conference meeting.
Two sources told Fox News Digital earlier on Tuesday that Steil proposed adding $30 million to a mutual aid fund between Capitol Police and local law enforcement for the duration of the CR, which House leadership sources confirmed would be included in the bill.
"The proposed 30 million plus-up would be into the mutual aid bucket, one of the many programs available. The mutual aid bucket is a program where U.S. Capitol Police reimburses local law enforcement to provide security, traditionally, in a member's district," Steil said when asked by reporters after the meeting.
The legislation would also honor the Trump administration's request for an additional $58 million in security funding for the judicial and executive branches.
Another $1 billion would be included for Washington, D.C.'s annual budget, which is allotted by the federal government.
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., said he anticipated that the lawmaker security funding boost in the CR would also make way for discussions for more long-term lawmaker security enhancements, likely in the annual appropriations process for FY 2026 funding.
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