US House Republicans unveil six-month stopgap bill to avert shutdown

9/3/2025 6:20

Republicans in control of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled their six-month stopgap government funding bill on Saturday to avoid a potential

government shutdown on March 14.



The proposal would fund the government through September, the end of the 2025 fiscal year, and mostly maintain levels of spending passed during the last administration.



The House is expected to vote on the 99-page funding bill on Tuesday, Republican leadership staff told reporters on Saturday.



The aides said the funding package - called a continuing resolution because it would maintain funding approved from last year - has been closely coordinated with the White House.



President Donald Trump has also signaled his support as this could clear the way for Republicans in control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress to focus on extending the 2017 tax cuts implemented by Trump in his first term.