The current fiscal year deadline is September 30.
The stopgap spending bill did not pass in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. The measure would have provided temporary funding for the U.S. government beyond the deadline of September 30. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will draft another proposal to extend that deadline with short-term funds.
“Now we go back to the playbook, draw up another play, and we’ll come up with another solution,” Speaker Johnson said. “I’m already talking to colleagues.”
A proposed spending bill needs a simple majority, 218 votes out of the 435 total representatives, to pass the House and be sent to the Senate for its approval. The House minority did not support the bill because the SAVE Act was added, which would require Americans to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote.
If some kind of spending bill is not passed before October 1, the government will face a shutdown, until more funding is approved by Congress.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Speaker Johnson to be prudent in his proposals for government funding.
- For members of the House and Senate to be mindful of the national debt as they deliberate spending bills.
Sources: Reuters, Newsweek
