OAN Staff Sophia Flores
5:39 PM – Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The House of Representatives has failed to pass a stopgap government funding bill that would have kept funding at current levels until March 28th, 2025.
The bill also included a provision requiring proof of citizenship nationwide for U.S. voter registration.
The spending bill failed in a 220-202 vote. 206 Democrats and 14 Republicans opposed the measure, while 199 Republicans and three Democrats voted in favor of it.
Republican Representatives Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) voted present.
Congress has until September 30th to pass a spending bill in order to avoid a partial federal government shutdown.
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