House passes stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The House on Wednesday voted 343-67 to approve a stopgap government funding bill, giving lawmakers another week to negotiate next year's funding.

Congress first approved a short-term continuing resolution in September extending funding until this Friday, and extended it until next Friday with this vote. The soon-to-be narrowly split House has had a hard time agreeing to funding for the next year.

The vote comes as the House, Senate, and White House continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief bill. Democratic leaders are open to negotiation on a $916 billion bill based on a bipartisan Senate proposal, but have rejected the fact that it only extends $600 stimulus checks to Americans and reduces unemployment insurance funding from $180 billion to $40 billion.

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