The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a stopgap funding measure to keep the federal government open into next year. The bill needs a supermajority, two-thirds, to pass. The deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown is midnight Friday.
| Answer | Democrats | Republicans | Total | Bar chart of total votes |
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Notes: The bill needs the support of two-thirds of those voting to pass, 290 if all members vote. See a breakdown of individual member votes below.
The “two-step continuing resolution” proposed by Speaker Mike Johnson would fund some federal agencies until late January and others through early February, a strategy employed to appease hard-right lawmakers wary of passing bills that fund the entire government in one go. On Tuesday, House Democratic leaders endorsed the measure, which would need bipartisan support to pass. Notably, the bill contains no aid for Ukraine or Israel, which would have to be passed separately.
The continuing resolution would be the second one passed this year. The first, passed in late September, caused a furor among hard-right House Republicans that cost Kevin McCarthy the speakership. The House was paralyzed for three weeks while Republicans worked to coalesce around a new speaker, going through three unsuccessful candidates before Mr. Johnson eventually garnered enough support to become speaker.
See how each member of the House is voting.