House approves GOP-led CR to avert shutdown

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a temporary stopgap spending bill to fund the government at current levels through the end of the fiscal year.

The measure passed the lower chamber in a 217 to 213 vote, with one Democrat crossing the aisle. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the sole Republican nay vote. It now heads to the Senate, where it will need 60 votes to pass.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has already indicated he will oppose the bill, meaning the GOP will need eight Democrats in that chamber for it to pass. Congress faces a Friday night deadline to avert a shutdown.

The bill notably is not a perfectly clean CR and includes an additional $6 billion for defense, $6 billion for veterans' health care, $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and a reduction of non-defense spending.