Johnson unveils Trump-backed House GOP plan to avoid government shutdown, sets up battle with Schumer
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House Republicans are expected to vote on a stopgap spending bill that Speaker Mike Johnson is backing sometime this week.
House GOP leaders hope to link a short-term extension of this fiscal year's federal funding levels, known as a continuing resolution (CR), to a Republican-backed bill known as the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. That measure would require proof of citizenship in the voter registration process in a bid to crack down on GOP concerns about noncitizens participating in U.S. elections. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
The bill would punt the federal funding fight to March, when a new administration and a new congressional term will dictate how the next shutdown showdown will play out. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com