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House lawmakers voted Friday to approve a newly-negotiated spending bill that includes many of the same components of the previous bill — but without the debt limit provision that has sparked consternation among many in the party.
Republican leaders shared the text late Friday, shortly before lawmakers approved the spending bill, 366-34.
Lawmakers were scrambling for a way forward after President-elect Trump and his allies rejected the original bill on Wednesday, and a subsequent bill approved by Trump failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
HOUSE PASSES SPENDING BILL TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT OVERGROWTH
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks briefly with reporters shortly before voting on an amended temporary spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The bill, unlike the version that was rejected Thursday night, removes the debt limit extension sought by President-elect Donald Trump, which would have included a two-year suspension of the debt limit.
That version failed to garner support among Democrats, who were more broadly opposed to the idea, and among fiscal conservatives within the Republican Party.
The new law includes provisions such as $10 billion in farm aid and farm subsidies included in an earlier version of the bill – which many lawmakers considered must-pass provisions.
It also includes $100 billion in disaster relief for US residents, including victims of devastating hurricanes in some US states.
“We will not have a government shutdown and we will fulfill our obligations to our farmers who need help, to disaster victims across the country, and to making sure that the military and essential services, and everyone who relies on the federal government for wages are paid during the holidays, ” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters before Friday’s vote.
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The bill now goes to the Senate for a vote.
