Speaker Mike Johnson again turned to Democrats to supply the bulk of the votes to keep federal funding flowing through Dec. 20.

The Senate and House voted Wednesday to pass a short-term funding bill, averting a government shutdown ahead of Monday's deadline and keeping the government funded at current levels through Dec. 20.

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of House Republicans revolted against their leadership for failing to achieve new federal spending cuts.

The U.S. House voted Wednesday to pass a short-term funding bill and avoid a government shutdown, after stripping a Donald Trump-backed requirement that Americans show proof of citizenship before voting.

The House passed a measure funding federal agencies until late December and sending the matter to the Senate—taking a politically risky government shutdown off the table until after the election.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of Republicans revolted against their leadership for failing to achieve new federal spending cuts.

The House is poised to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown after removing a Donald Trump-backed proposal requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Congress is celebrating after both the House and the Senate passed a short-term funding bill known as a continuing resolution.