House rejects Trump-backed spending deal, throwing Congress into limbo on eve of shutdown

Published December 19, 2024 6:58pm ET



The House overwhelmingly rejected a stopgap spending bill to extend government funding into next year, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board just one day before federal funding is scheduled to lapse for a slew of government agencies. 

Lawmakers voted 174-235 against the funding package, failing to reach the two-thirds majority vote needed to pass the lower chamber after nearly all Democrats and 38 Republicans opposed the measure. The failed vote throws GOP leadership into limbo as it shuts down a proposal crafted specifically to get their own party members on board as well as win the approval of President-elect Donald Trump.

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