Latest news and live updates on Congress’ efforts to avoid a government shutdown. Members have less than two days left to reach an agreement and avoid closure.
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty ImagesThe government is still on a path to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Sunday with no deal in sight that both the House and the Senate can accept.
The House plans to pass its own short-term bill today, but it's far from clear that it has the votes to do so.The House will vote today on a Republican short-term spending bill that would extend funding through Oct. 31 at an annualized discretionary spending level of $1.471 trillion. The House Rules Committee plans to mark up the rule for the bill at 8 a.m., with a vote on the rule at 11:30 a.m. and on final passage at 1:15 p.m., if everything goes to plan; several Republicans have continued to voice opposition to any short-term spending bill.Rebecca Kaplan
While money for the State, Defense and Homeland Security was passed, a bill to fund the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration failed by a 46-vote margin, with 27 Republicans voting against it; sticking points for some GOP members included the level of spending cuts to the department and a provision to block the FDA’s decision to let pharmacies mail the abortion pill mifepristone, Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., told reporters before the vote.
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