House Democrats voted Friday to approve a renegotiated spending bill that included many of the same components of the previous legislation – but without the debt limit provision that had caused consternation among many in the party.
Republican leaders shared the text late Friday, shortly before lawmakers passed the spending bill, by a vote of 366-34.
Lawmakers were searching for a path forward after an initial bill was rejected by President-elect Trump and his allies on Wednesday and a later bill approved by Trump failed in the House on Thursday.
House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks briefly to reporters shortly before a vote on an amended interim spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Unlike the version rejected Thursday night, the bill removes a debt limit extension sought by President-elect Donald Trump, which would have included a two-year suspension of the debt limit.
That version failed to gain support among Democrats, who generally opposed the idea, or among fiscal conservatives within the Republican Party.
The new legislation includes provisions such as $10 billion in aid to farmers and agricultural subsidies that were included in the previous version of the bill – which were viewed by many lawmakers as must-pass provisions.
It also includes $100 billion in disaster relief for U.S. citizens, including victims of devastating hurricanes in some U.S. states.
“We will not experience a government shutdown, and we will fulfill our commitments to our farmers who need assistance, to disaster victims across the country and to ensuring military and essential services, and to all who rely on the federal government.” A paycheck will be paid over the holidays,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters before Friday’s vote.
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The bill will now go to the Senate for a vote.
