The Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote on Tuesday on a six-month stopgap funding bill to fund the government through October 31, when the current 2025 fiscal year ends.

The bill House Republicans introduced Saturday to keep the government open would cut Washington, D.C.’s 2025 budget by $1 billion. The continuing resolution would treat Washington’s budget like a government agency’s,

The six-month budget bill must be approved by lawmakers before Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown.

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