House passes short-term bill to keep government funded past midterm elections
By Victor Nava
Published July 22, 2026, 2:14 a.m. ET
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown before the midterm elections.
The short-term spending bill would ensure the federal government remains open through Dec. 4, well past the Sept. 30 funding deadline and the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
The so-called continuing resolution cleared the lower chamber in a 2020-205 vote.
Six Democrats – Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) – broke with Democratic leadership and voted with Republicans to pass the measure.
The measure now heads to the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is expected to put it up for a vote before senators take a month-long recess in August.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) blasted Democrats for voting against the short-term funding extension, arguing they view a potential government shutdown as politically favorable ahead of the crucial fall elections.
“House Republicans today took the responsible step of passing a clean, short-term continuing resolution to fund our government through the November elections. Sadly, and predictably, 204 House Democrats voted against this measure,” Johnson wrote on X.
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