{"id":2653097,"date":"2026-09-01T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-with-help-of-176-democrats\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:46:10","slug":"house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-with-help-of-176-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-with-help-of-176-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"House passes stopgap funding bill with help of 176 Democrats"},"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\">20<\/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-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-with-help-of-176-democrats%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=2653097&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 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gained bipartisan support to pass a stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown before the November elections. Over 175 House Democrats supported the measure, which passed 370-48, funding the government through December 11. democrats previously opposed similar funding patches but backed this one due to specific provisions, such as avoiding federal grants and restrictions on transferring funds for immigration enforcement. Despite broad support, 19 Republicans opposed the measure over issues like delays in banning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-defends-regulating-hemp-products-despite-stalled-bill\/\" title=\"Pritzker supports hemp product regulation amid delayed ...\">hemp-derived products<\/a> and restrictions on the governance&#8217;s ability to cancel grants. Some GOP members were unhappy with the bill being advanced under suspension, an expedited process requiring a larger majority, and others expressed concerns about provisions they felt favored partisan interests or lacked sufficient oversight. The opposition could impact other legislative priorities, as some Republican leaders threaten to withhold votes on procedural rules related to the bill. Key objections from lawmakers include concerns over funding for Planned Parenthood,hemp product regulations,and perceived political motives behind the legislation. If the current procedural rules are not followed, it might also prevent the House from passing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-sidesteps-house-vote-against-socialism\/\" title=\"Mamdani sidesteps ... ... against socialism\">resolution condemning socialism<\/a> before the upcoming recess.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"1250\">House<\/a> Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) got help from the other side of the aisle on Tuesday to pass a stopgap funding bill to head off a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"18\">government shutdown<\/a> ahead of the November elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 175 House Democrats supported the funding patch to fund the government through Dec. 11, with the measure passing 370-48. Democrats, who largely voted against a House Republican-led funding patch back in July, supported the Senate-passed measure over a federal grant provision and language to prevent the transfer of money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol beyond what was approved by Republicans\u2019 party-line budget bill earlier this year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707854\/randy-fine-antisemitism-gop-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Randy Fine says GOP has dealt with antisemitism: \u2018We crush and expel our lunatics\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4708090\/democrats-help-mike-johnson-pass-stopgap-funding-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House passes stopgap funding bill with help of 176 Democrats to avoid pre-election shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707667\/house-resolution-socialism-reflects-something-much-bigger-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House resolution condemning socialism reflects \u2018something much bigger\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, 19 Republicans opposed the measure over a myriad of issues that could spell trouble for Johnson later on Tuesday, including provisions to delay a ban on hemp-derived products and block the Trump administration from finalizing a plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-returns-to-washington-as-gop-moves-to-avert-shutdown\/\" title=\"... returns to Washington as GOP moves to avert shutdown\">give political appointees control<\/a> of approving federal grants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) told reporters that he would vote against the grants provision, saying he did not like that it would \u201ccancel the ability for the administration to cancel these grants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were also some Republicans upset that leadership put the bill up under suspension, an expedited procedure that requires a two-thirds majority for passage, which gives House GOP leaders an avenue to advance legislation they cannot pass under a party-line procedural rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), who voted against the stopgap measure, told reporters on Tuesday that he does not believe continuing resolutions should be considered under suspension and that leadership did not want his vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve gone to get Democrat votes,\u201d Self said. \u201cThey\u2019re not asking for my vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anger over the passage of the continuing resolution could derail the rest of the House\u2019s agenda this week, with a few Republicans threatening to withhold their votes for a procedural rule later Tuesday because of the continuing resolution vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule does not affect the passage of the continuing resolution, but Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Andy Harris (R-MD), the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, have said they will withhold their votes for the rule if leadership puts the funding patch on the floor under suspension.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roy opposed the stopgap measure over several issues, but he emphasized concerns that the legislation would allow Planned Parenthood to receive federal funds, as it does not include language to bar Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707920\/21-seats-mike-johnson-decide-house-majority\/\"><strong>THE 21 SEATS MIKE JOHNSON SAYS WILL DECIDE THE HOUSE MAJORITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris\u2019s opposition stemmed from the delay of the ban on hemp-derived products included in the text, which he has vocally opposed, telling <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the House should hold an individual vote on the \u201cSenate\u2019s ridiculous provisions extending poisoning our children for a month with intoxicating hemp products and allowing George Soros-linked NGOs to get grants.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the rule fails, leadership will be unable to put a resolution to condemn and denounce \u201csocialism in all its forms\u201d on the floor and could be forced to cancel at least some of the chamber\u2019s 14 remaining legislative days ahead of the November elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats back House stopgap funding to prevent shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2653098,"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\/2026\/09\/090126_WEX_MIKE_JOHNSON-4-e1788278720751.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,6513,5045,4762,3753],"class_list":["post-2653097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-funding","tag-government","tag-legislation","tag-political"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/090126_WEX_MIKE_JOHNSON-4-e1788278720751.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653097","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\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653097"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653101,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653097\/revisions\/2653101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}