{"id":2344565,"date":"2024-09-22T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-drop-save-act-in-favor-of-clean-stopgap-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:13:22","slug":"house-republicans-drop-save-act-in-favor-of-clean-stopgap-spending-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-drop-save-act-in-favor-of-clean-stopgap-spending-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans drop SAVE Act in favor of clean stopgap spending bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-drop-save-act-in-favor-of-clean-stopgap-spending-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans have decided \u2062to pursue\u2063 a clean stopgap spending \u200dbill to prevent a government shutdown, opting to drop a contentious proof-of-citizenship\u2063 voting measure known as the\u200b SAVE Act, which was supported\u2064 by former President Donald Trump. This new continuing resolution aims \u2063to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-banks-calls-to-oppose-funding-bills-that-do-not-address-inflation-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Jim Banks Calls to Oppose Funding Bills that Do Not Address Inflation, Border Crisis\">extend government funding<\/a>\u2062 until mid-December, allowing legislators more time to negotiate the federal budget for the \u200bfiscal year 2025. This shift \u200cfollows\u200b the failure of \u200dan \u2064earlier funding proposal that included the SAVE\u200d Act but failed to\u2062 gain \u200cenough support from GOP members.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the necessity of passing a clean three-month continuing resolution (CR)\u200b in order to avoid Senate Democrats potentially overwhelming them with a bill that includes excessive spending and unrelated provisions. However, the exclusion of the\u200d SAVE Act\u2063 may lead to \u2063resistance from some \u2064Republicans, \u2064including Trump&#8217;s ongoing calls for \u2062opposition to any funding bill that doesn&#8217;t\u200d include \u200dit.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, GOP leaders \u200care \u200dpresenting the three-month CR\u200b as a victory, \u2062arguing it \u200dmaintained current\u200c spending levels against Democratic demands\u200b for increases. Johnson criticized Senate Democrats for not passing any appropriations \u200bbills, insisting that the CR is \u200bthe only viable option given the circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republicans drop SAVE Act in favor of clean stopgap spending bill in race against shutdown<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765890\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans are moving forward with&nbsp;plans to vote on a&nbsp;clean&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3157734\/looming-shutdown-next-big-leadership-test-johnson-gop-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stopgap spending bill<\/a>&nbsp;that will extend government funding until mid-December, dropping a proof-of-citizenship voting measure backed by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;from their latest proposal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The continuing resolution, <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/rules.house.gov\/files\/documents\/cr1fy25_xml-final-for-introduction_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released on Sunday\">released on Sunday<\/a>, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-faces-first-test-in-averting-shutdown-amid-conservative-resistance\/\" title=\"Johnson faces first test in averting shutdown amid conservative resistance\">continue current spending levels<\/a> until Dec. 20, buying lawmakers time to continue negotiations for the federal budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The proposal comes after the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3158556\/house-rejects-plan-avert-government-shutdown\/\">failed to pass its initial government funding proposal<\/a> last week that would have extended current spending levels until the end of March 2025 and included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-desperate-to-brand-voting-integrity-measures-as-racist-suppression\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Desperate To Brand Voting Integrity Measures As \u2018Racist\u2019 Suppression\">voting integrity measure<\/a> known as the SAVE Act that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sought to attach as a policy win for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>That spending package was shot down after it failed to garner enough support from GOP lawmakers who vowed never to support a temporary government funding bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since we fell a bit short of the goal line, an alternative plan is now required,&rdquo; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wrote in a Dear Colleague letter to lawmakers on Sunday. &ldquo;The feedback and ideas from everyone have been very helpful, and next week the House will take the initiative and pass a clean, three-month CR to prevent the Senate from jamming us with a bill loaded with billions in new spending and unrelated provisions. Our legislation will be a very narrow, bare-bones CR including only the extensions that are absolutely necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the absence of the SAVE Act could prompt several Republicans in both the House and Senate to reject the stopgap measure. Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Republicans to oppose any funding bill that does not include language of the SAVE Act, even at the risk of a shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson met with Trump last week to discuss plans for funding the government, although the details of that conversation remain unclear. However, Trump emerged from that meeting reiterating calls for a shutdown if SAVE Act isn&rsquo;t passed and Johnson has moved forward with a three-month extension.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, GOP leaders are painting the three-month CR as a win for Republicans, arguing they were able to fight off Democratic demands for increased funding and instead kept spending at the same levels. Johnson is also framing the stopgap measure as being the fault of Senate Democrats, whom they argue have failed to pass any sort of appropriations bill so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because the end of the fiscal year is upon us, and Senate Democrats failed to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-gripes-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-decision-to-punt-legislation-into-disastrous-2024\/\" title=\"House GOP unhappy with Speaker Mike Johnson&#039;s choice to delay legislation until &#039;disastrous&#039; 2024\">single appropriations bill<\/a> or negotiate with the House on an acceptable topline number for FY 2025, a continuing resolution is the only option that remains,&rdquo; Johnson wrote in his letter.<\/p>\n<p>The continuing resolution does not include any additional spending for most government departments, according to text of the legislation that was released on Sunday. For example, the six-month CR would have included extra funds for disaster relief that will not be attached to the three-month package.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That decision was made because of the shorter timeframe, according to House GOP leadership sources, who say that funding will be finalized in the December package.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the bill will allocate additional funding to the Secret Service to boost the agency&rsquo;s budget and its security protections of presidential candidates ahead of the November election.&nbsp; The clean CR will include $230 million for the agency, according to House Republican leadership staff. <strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not yet clear when the CR will be brought to the House floor, although GOP leadership is hoping to vote on the bill by Wednesday at the latest. The legislation would then head to the Senate for consideration before being signed by President Joe Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Federal funding is set to lapse at midnight on Oct. 1, giving Congress just over a week to pass some sort of spending deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765890\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765890\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans have decided to proceed with a straightforward stopgap spending bill aimed at extending government funding until mid-December, abandoning the SAVE Act, a proof-of-citizenship voting measure supported by former President Donald Trump. The continuing resolution, announced on Sunday, would maintain current spending levels until December 20, allowing lawmakers additional time to negotiate the federal budget for the 2025 fiscal year. This move follows last week&#8217;s failure of an initial funding proposal that sought to extend current spending through March 2025 and included the SAVE Act as a Republican policy victory. That package was rejected due to insufficient support from GOP members who opposed any temporary funding measures.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to colleagues on Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) acknowledged the need for an alternative plan after falling short of their goals. He stated that feedback from members has been valuable and emphasized that next week the House will pass a clean three-month continuing resolution (CR) to prevent Senate Democrats from pushing through legislation laden with excessive new spending and unrelated provisions. Johnson described this CR as minimalistic, containing only essential extensions.<\/p>\n<p>However, some Republicans in both chambers may oppose this stopgap measure due to the exclusion of the SAVE Act. Trump has consistently urged Republicans not to support any funding bill lacking provisions for this act, even if it leads to a government shutdown. Following his meeting with Trump last week regarding government funding strategies\u2014details of which remain unclear\u2014Trump reiterated his stance on pursuing a shutdown if the SAVE Act is not included while Johnson continues with plans for a three-month extension.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, GOP leaders are framing this three-month CR as advantageous for Republicans since it avoids Democratic demands for increased funding and maintains existing expenditure levels. Johnson also attributes responsibility for this situation to Senate Democrats who have yet to pass any appropriations bills or engage in negotiations over acceptable budget figures for FY 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed continuing resolution does not allocate additional funds across most government departments; however, it will provide $230 million in extra funding for the Secret Service ahead of November&#8217;s elections aimed at enhancing security measures around presidential candidates. The timeline remains uncertain regarding when this CR will be presented in the House; GOP leadership hopes it can be voted on by Wednesday at latest before moving on to Senate consideration and eventual signing by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>With federal funding set to expire at midnight on October 1st, Congress has just over one week left to reach an agreement on spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2344566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-mike-johnson-capitol-hill-091724.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32920,34333,41469,32076],"class_list":["post-2344565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-republicans","tag-save-act","tag-stopgap-spending-bill","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-mike-johnson-capitol-hill-091724.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}