House GOP leaders unveil stopgap funding bill ahead of expected vote next week

House Republican leaders are preparing to bring a stopgap measure that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 4 to the floor next week , kicking off a high-stakes effort to avert a potential government shutdown before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

Republicans unveiled the text of the short-term measure, also known as a continuing resolution, on Friday. The bill would temporarily extend current funding levels while lawmakers continue negotiating fiscal 2027 appropriations bills. 

The stopgap measure could face resistance from some conservatives who have long opposed temporary funding patches, however.

The lower chamber has passed three out of 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2027 so far. Just this week, the House passed a bill funding national security,........

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