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- House passes stopgap, Sept. 30 shutdown deadline looms
With a vote of 217-212, the House passed a stopgap bill on Friday to keep the federal government funded for an additional seven weeks.
- The bill still needs to pass the Senate to avoid a shutdown at the end of this month.
Yes, but: The bill stalled in the Senate with Democrats blocking it from moving forward.
- An alternative funding bill offered by Democrats was also blocked by Senate Republicans.
What's next: The Senate is scheduled to be in recess until September 29. There will be a government shutdown unless Congress can reach an agreement by September 30.