The House on Thursday passed the first package of fiscal 2019 spending bills, which will test President Trump’s threat to shut down the government over a lack of funding for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
The House voted 377-20 to pass a $147 billion measure that would fund energy and water projects, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the legislative branch for the new fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1. The Senate approved the bill on Wednesday in a 92-5 vote.
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