House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown

"It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid," said Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, per the AP.

"We're going to avoid the threat of another Democratic shutdown," Johnson told reporters before the vote.

"Whether a community receives disaster relief should not depend on who they voted for in the last election," she said.

Rep. Andy Harris, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, opposed a provision delaying a federal ban on hemp-derived products by a month, telling the Examiner the House should vote separately on what he called the "Senate's ridiculous provisions extending poisoning our children for a month with intoxicating hemp products and allowing George Soros-linked NGOs to get grants."

Rep. Chip Roy objected on several grounds but emphasized that the bill does not bar Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers, which he said would allow Planned Parenthood to receive federal funds.

Rep. Eric Burlison said he opposed the grants provision because it would "cancel the ability for the administration to cancel these grants."

Rep. Keith Self objected to the process itself — continuing resolutions, he said, should not move under suspension. "They've gone to get Democrat votes," Self told reporters. "They're not asking for my vote."