House approves partial funding package as Congress races to avoid another shutdown

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: January 8, 2026 / 4:26 PM EST / CBS News


Washington — The House easily approved bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund several federal agencies and programs through September as lawmakers work to avert the threat of another government shutdown later this month.

In a 397 to 28 vote, lawmakers approved the three-bill package, known as a "minibus," which House and Senate negotiators released earlier this week. The package includes funding for science initiatives and the Departments of Commerce and Justice; energy and water development; and the Department of Interior and the EPA.

Congress has until Jan. 30 to fund major parts of the government, after lawmakers approved a short-term funding measure to end the longest government shutdown in history in November. That three-bill package funded parts of the government through September and extended funding for the remaining nine appropriations bills on a temporary basis.

Negotiations have hit snags at several points in the weeks since. The latest funding package was split in two after a conservative rebellion threatened to stall the legislation.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-vote-government-funding-package-congress-shutdown/

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1. Also from the CBS link:

Besides the three bills and the package passed in November, Congress has six other funding measures to assemble and approve before the end of the month. And if all funding isn't approved before the deadline, lawmakers may be forced to again extend funding on a temporary basis to avoid a partial shutdown of the unfunded agencies.

Both chambers are expected to forge ahead quickly in the coming weeks. House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a news conference Wednesday that the lower chamber plans to take up three more funding bills next week and go from there.

Stay tuned.