House passes final government funding bills, sending them to Senate ahead of shutdown deadline

The House of Representatives completed its part Thursday of avoiding a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, by passing the last of its bills to keep the federal government funded through Sept. 30. The latest package, which was passed in a largely 341-88 split, will fund the Pentagon and the departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor and Transportation. 
A separate appropriations bill that was approved in a 220-207 vote funds the Department of Homeland Security. 
“Today, House Republicans completed another monumental achievement by completing Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations without a bloated omnibus bill or another continuing resolution,” House Republican leaders said in a joint statement.
“Together, all twelve appropriations bills provide responsible, full-year government funding, spend less than another continuing resolution, and codify reforms to cut waste, fraud, and abuse,” the statement continued. “Once enacted, any last remnants of Biden-era spending will be replaced with President Trump’s spending levels. 
“Many doubted us, but Republicans have delivered once again in making the America First agenda a reality,” they added. “We have finally turned the page, and we are not turning back.”
The final four bills will now go to the Senate, which is currently on a one-week recess. The Senate still has to pass six of its 12 annual appropriations bills. 
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