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House passes stopgap government funding bill

By: Drew Pittock
USA Today

..... President Donald Trump said July 22 [2026] that the government is headed for a shutdown September 30, [2026] when current funding lapses.
..... The comment came after the House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding resolution that would keep the government open through only December. [2026] the resolution will now head to the Senate, but with August recesses for both chambers rapidly approaching, the clock is ticking.
..... GOP House leadership was eager to pass the funding bill quickly, as its members' recess began July 23 [2026] and runs until August 31, [2026] when the House officially reconvenes.
..... Add to that another week off form September 7-Septembre 11, [2026] marked by both Labor Day and the beginning f the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, and the House has urology 16 days in session before the funding deadline hits.
..... Meanwhile, the Senate's recess begins August 7, [2026 with lawmakers due back in the chamber on September 14. [2026]
..... And if the Senate decides to make amendments to the bill passed July 21, [2026] it will have to go back to the House for another vote, narrowing the window even further.
..... All told, both chamber will be in session at the same time for a mere 12 days. That margins for getting a funding bill passed before the end of September [2026] are increasingly thin.
..... By now, the American public is well aware of what a government shutdown means.
..... The recent saga is reminiscent of last year's [2025] record-breaking 43-day government shutdown, which kicked off October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass a funding bill.
..... While hat shutdown ostensibly ended in mid-November, [2026] a partial government shutdown dragged on through April, [2026] snarling the Department of Homeland Security and causing long delays and confusion at airports across the country.

..... Contributing: Reuters

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