House Democrats, Republicans and the administration have reached an agreement to add nearly $8 billion to the continuing resolution for nutrition assistance programs, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday night. The House is expected to vote on the continuing resolution Tuesday night to avoid a government shutdown.
The continuing resolution would extend federal funding at current levels until December 11th to avoid a shutdown that would have otherwise happened at the end of the month.
“We have reached an agreement with Republicans on the CR to add nearly $8 billion in desperately needed nutrition assistance for hungry schoolchildren and families,” Pelosi said in a statement. “We also increase accountability in the Commodity Credit Corporation, preventing funds for farmers from being misused for a Big Oil bailout.”
Democrats, Pelosi said, have renewed the “expiring lifeline of pandemic EBT for a full year.” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been leading negotiations for the administration.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
