House Republican leaders announced an internal agreement Friday night to fund the government through March 2025, averting a planned government shutdown.

According to reports, the House is scheduled to vote on a stopgap spending bill known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), which includes $110 billion in disaster relief for victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helen and a section of the Farm Bill. Includes annual extension. multiple report.

Extending the debt ceiling, a priority of President-elect Donald Trump, was omitted from the new deal.

Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a new CR on Friday afternoon under a suspension of House rules that requires two-thirds of members to support the bill.

“We have no intention of shutting down the government, and we are not going to shut down the government, but we are going to support farmers across the country who are in need of assistance, our military and essential supplies, and everyone who relies on the federal government for their paychecks. We will continue to fulfill our obligations to our employees.” They will continue to be paid while on leave,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson. said FOX News announces funding agreement.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has not yet commented on whether he supports passage of the CR.

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