As Congress returns to Capitol Hill, GOP House tries to advance measure to avert government shutdown

House members returned Monday to Capitol Hill to try to advance a measure to provide temporary funding to keep the federal government fully operational past Friday. 

Over the weekend, GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson released the temporary spending measure, known as a continuing resolution. And on Monday the chamber's Rule Committee is set to prepare it for a final, full-chamber vote as quickly as possible, according to Punchbowl News.

Last month, the Senate put forward a roughly $340 billion budget resolution that included $175 billion for border operations and immigration enforcement, but President Donald Trump endorsed the House's plan instead.

Trump endorsed the continuing resolution over the weekend and encouraged all Republicans to vote for it.

"All Republicans should vote (Please!) YES next week," Trump wrote in a TRUTH Social post Saturday. "Great things are coming for America, and I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to put the Country’s “financial house” in order."

If more than one House Republican votes against the measure, Johnson will need yes votes from House Democrats to pass the measure.

Congressman Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has already said he would vote "no" on the bill.

"Unless I get a lobotomy Monday that causes me to forget what I’ve witnessed the past 12 years, I’ll be a NO on the CR this week," he wrote in a post on X.

If House members pass the legislation, they have to meet with Senate negotiators in order to pass it and then get it to Trump's desk.