The House adjourned today until mid-September with only five of 12 annual spending passed, ensuring that a short-term continuing resolution will be needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September.
What’s next: The Senate hasn’t passed any spending bills and will be adjourned next week. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed earlier in the year not to pass any more stopgap funding bills but will have little choice when Congress is back in session.
- Johnson has reportedly not decided whether he prefers the House to pass a CR until December or January.
Some House conservatives want to push it to January when they hope former President Trump will be back in office.
What they’re saying: “There’s a lot of different ideas on the table and we’re trying to work through that – what makes the most sense,” Johnson said. “There’s good arguments for different approaches.”
