House GOP leadership agreed on Friday to push a new plan to avoid a government shutdown after the first two spending bills failed, sources told Fox News and CNN.
Congress has until midnight on Friday to strike up a deal before government funding runs out.
The third plan reportedly includes holding three separate votes — one on a three-month government spending plan, one on a $100 billion disaster relief package, and a third on a $10 billion farm aid bill, CNN reported. The new plan does not include a vote on the debt limit. Instead, lawmakers would agree to act on the debt limit next year, according to Fox News.
House GOP leaders will meet with the Republican conference on Friday afternoon to present their third plan to lawmakers.
“We’re gonna talk to the conference and I’ll give you the final decision when this is over,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters.
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