A Republican aide says the House of Representatives will continue to move forward on passing a long-term omnibus spending bill in the upcoming lame duck session of Congress. While some conservatives in both the House and Senate have suggested the House pass a short-term continuing resoution to fund the government until after the next Congress arrives in January, the aide said such a move is “off the table.”

The current continuing resolution funds the federal government through December 10, expiring at midnight on December 11. Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate began formally meeting Tuesday to negotiate the details of the omnibus spending bill, with an expectation the bill would go to the House floor for a vote in early December.