The House of Representatives approved a six-month funding bill on Tuesday to prevent a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.
The stopgap legislation will provide funds for federal agencies until the end of September, the Epoch Times reported Tuesday.
The vote tallied 217-213 with all Republicans, with the exception of Thomas Mackie, R-Ky, supporting the measure. Jared Golden, D-Maine, was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the bill.
Massie stressed that the bill would “fund the waste, fraud and abuse” highlighted by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Golden, meanwhile, emphasized that a government shutdown was worse than passing an imperfect bill.
“Even a brief shutdown would introduce even more chaos and uncertainty at a time when our country can ill-afford it,” the congressman said on X.
Next Steps for the Bill
The measure is now headed to the Senate, where it requires at least 60 votes to proceed to a final vote. Republicans will need at least eight Democrats to vote in favor of the bill and send it to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The legislation proposes a $6 billion increase in defense funding compared to last year while non-defense spending will be reduced by roughly $13 billion. It also boosts funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Vice President JD Vance and Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to rally support for the measure.
