House Republican leadership released the text of a continuing resolution on Friday to provide federal funding through December 4. The bill, designated as H.R. 9770, is intended to maintain government operations past the September 30 deadline and into the period following the midterm elections. Speaker Mike Johnson stated that the House expects to vote on the legislation next week.
The proposed measure is a "clean" resolution, meaning it lacks new policy riders or the SAVE America Act, an election overhaul bill previously sought by some members of the party. Republican leadership intends to move those election provisions through separate legislative vehicles. The funding bill does include standard survivor benefits for the families of the late Senator Lindsey Graham and late Representative David Scott.
Congressional Democrats have expressed concerns regarding the lack of new oversight provisions for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These concerns follow recent shootings involving federal immigration officers in Maine and Texas. While some House Democrats oppose the lack of new restrictions on immigration enforcement, some moderate members of the caucus may support the bill to avoid a government shutdown.
The legislation now faces a potential vote in the House before moving to the Senate. If passed, it would prevent a funding gap at the start of the new fiscal year on October 1. The Senate has not yet indicated if it will take up the House version or draft its own alternative funding path.