America in Brief: Time Is Running out for Shutdown as Spending Bill Fails the Vote

Published on September 19, 2024

Time is running out for the U.S. Congress, with days remaining until a potential Washington shutdown after an essential funding bill failed to pass. On Sept. 18, Republicans were unable to pass an essential stopgap bill, leaving the threat of a shutdown in the balance. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had last week pulled the Continuing Resolution (CR), as it is also known, hours before the vote, owing to a lack of Republican support. With a minimum of 218 votes being needed on the House floor for a bill to pass, the revised CR fell short with a 202–220 vote. The fiscal bill for 2025 is due to come into force on Oct. 1, but if an agreement isn’t made by Sept. 30 the government will shut down....

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