The House on Tuesday passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) extending current government funding through the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2025. The Senate is set to vote on the bill later today.
If passed and signed into law, the bill would avoid a government shutdown, as current funding expires at midnight today, March 14.
President Trump requested that Congress pass a CR instead of individual, new appropriations bills to round out funding through the fiscal year.
The House passed the CR by a 217-213 vote on Tuesday, with one Republican voting no and one Democrat voting yes, with one Democrat absent from the vote.
The Senate is set to vote on the bill later today. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he plans to vote yes on the bill and has encouraged other Democrat Senators to vote yes as well. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has indicated he plans to vote yes.
To pass, the bill requires 60 votes in the Senate. Republicans control the chamber with a 53-47 majority, although Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has indicated he plans to vote no on the bill, thus requiring at least eight Democrats to join all other Republicans in passing the bill.
Text of the CR can be found here, and a section-by-section summary can be found here.
