House returns with vote expected on Senate bill to prevent government shutdown

August 31, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The House returns Monday from its five-week recess, with approving a short-term funding bill to head off a government shutdown topping its to-do list.

Funding is set to lapse Sept. 30 without a deal, and lawmakers are planning to take another weeklong break for Labor Day.

In July, the House passed a GOP-led bill to punt government funding past the November midterm elections. But the House measure, which would have extended funding at current levels until Dec. 4, met resistance in the Senate.

The upper chamber instead approved a bipartisan measure in early August to fund the government until Dec. 11. The Senate version includes a provision that would close a loophole that Democrats said allowed the Trump administration to transfer funds to Border Patrol. It also includes language that would temporarily prevent political appointees from canceling federal grants.

The provisions could help bolster Democratic votes in the House for a funding patch. Only six Democrats crossed party lines in July because the measure failed to zero out funding for Border Patrol. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, argued that the…

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