House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Averting Pre-Midterm Shutdown Through Dec. 11

The House voted 370-48 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to pass a continuing resolution funding the federal government through December 11, 2026, averting a shutdown at the September 30 fiscal-year deadline just weeks before the midterm elections. The Senate had already passed the measure, sending it to Trump's desk for signature. Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress would 'avoid the threat' of a shutdown; the stopgap includes provisions blocking OMB's proposed rule on federal grants and preventing fund transfers to Border Patrol. Congress has not completed any of the 12 full-year appropriations bills for fiscal year 2027.