The House on Thursday night failed to pass a spending measure that would have funded the federal government through mid-March, extended the farm bill for one year, suspended the debt ceiling for two years and provided new disaster aid.
Thursday’s government spending vote
| Answer | Democrats | Republicans | Total | Bar chart of total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 172 | 174 | ||
| 197 | 38 | 235 |
Notes: The bill needed a two-thirds supermajority, or 273 of the 409 members voting for or against the measure, to pass. One Democratic member voted present. See a breakdown of individual member votes below.
The bill was considered under a special procedure that suspends the regular rules of the House but requires a supermajority of two-thirds voting yes in order to pass. Nearly all Democrats voted against it, as did a number of hard-right lawmakers who oppose raising the debt limit without additional spending cuts. Congress must extend government funding before a Friday night deadline in order to avoid a shutdown.
Congressional leaders had scrambled to come up with a new plan after some Republicans, fueled by President-elect Donald. J. Trump and Elon Musk, rejected a separate spending deal struck between Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrats that included several additional policy measures but did not address the debt limit.
