House to vote on short-term funding bill as talks to avoid shutdown continue

Washington — The House is set to take up a short-term measure Wednesday that extends funding for federal agencies for one week, giving Congress additional time to finish crafting a massive longer-term spending package.

House Democrats unveiled the text of the bill, known as a continuing resolution, on Tuesday, amid bicameral, bipartisan efforts to reach consensus on the broader proposal to fund the U.S. government through most of 2023. House and Senate negotiators announced Tuesday night they agreed to a framework that provides a path to negotiate the final details of the omnibus spending package.

The current stopgap funding measure expires Dec. 16, and lawmakers must act before then to stave off a partial government shutdown. While the one-week bill is expected to pass the Democratic-controlled House, Republican leaders are urging their members to vote against the legislation, calling it an "attempt to buy additional time for a massive lame-duck spending bill in which House Republicans have had no seat at the negotiating table."