The House will hold a procedural vote today at 5 PM ET on the funding bill, after it passed the House Rules Committee on Tuesday night.
If the legislation survives the procedural vote, the official ballot should take place at 7 PM ET.
The bill does not contain an extension for Obamacare subsidies.
However, it promises a stand-alone bill to take up in December.
The bill funds the government through January 30. It allocates funds to the agriculture, defense, and veterans departments, as well as the legislative branch.
The Democrats will likely vote against the legislation sent back from the Senate.
The Republicans can only lose two votes. It appears, though, that the party is unified. From Fox News:
The vast majority of Democrats are still against the legislation, including House Democratic leadership, but GOP lawmakers across several ideologically diverse factions have signaled confidence in a nearly unified Republican vote.House Freedom Caucus Policy Chairman Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he heard no dissent on the bill from his band of fiscal hawks.”I’m not going to speak for everybody, but I think there’s general support. So you know, I’m unaware of any opposition of significance,” he told reporters Tuesday night.House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said, “Nothing’s ever easy around here. But, look, I didn’t notice any dissent … I think the votes will be there on our side.”
The Senate finally passed its version of the continuing resolution on Monday when seven Democrats and one Independent crossed the aisle.
The shutdown won’t end until President Donald Trump signs the bill.
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