Congress left town this week without passing legislation to prevent significant budget cuts for Washington, as the measure faces staunch opposition from some conservatives.

While the measure swiftly passed the Senate last month, it has sputtered in the GOP-led House, even as President Trump has publicly called for its passage.

As lawmakers prepared to leave for recess Thursday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said the bill had been placed on the back burner as GOP leadership in both chambers worked to adopt a budget resolution to advance the president’s sweeping tax priorities.

“That’s still been a discussion, and we want to get that done as soon as we can,” he told The Hill. “We’re having conversations with D.C., with the president and the Senate and so we’re going to get there.”

But when asked whether the bill would need to be sent to the Senate to approve potential changes, Scalise said he was unsure.

The holdup in the House comes as GOP leaders has been facing pressure from their right flank to attach potential riders and requirements the Democratic-led District would need to meet to spend its local dollars.

D.C. officials began sounding the alarm about the threat of cuts as Congress moved to pass legislation last month to keep the federal government open and funded through September.

Unlike previous stopgap funding bills, the latest was missing........

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