From Fox News: The end of the current government shutdown is in sight on its fourth day after Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., managed to corral nearly all of his House GOP lawmakers to advance the legislation.
The Senate’s federal funding deal survived an important hurdle late Tuesday morning, clearing a House-wide “rule vote” to allow for lawmakers to debate the measure and set up a vote on final passage by early afternoon.
It comes after a pair of House conservatives announced they would be backing off their threats to sink the legislation during the rule vote if the legislation was not paired with an unrelated election integrity bill called the SAVE America Act.
A rule vote is a House-wide test vote of sorts for most bills before they are considered for final passage. They normally fall along partisan lines even if the underlying bill has bipartisan support.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican voting no on the rule vote.
Several House Democrats are expected to support the funding bill during final passage, the report explains.
Republican Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.), and Tim Burchett (Tenn.) had vowed they would not support the bill during the rule vote without the SAVE America Act attached.
However, Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly assured them he will force a vote on the SAVE Act in a separate action.
House lawmakers are now debating the funding package, with a final vote expected later Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. House APPROVES rule for government funding package, 217-215.
Republican voting NAY: @RepThomasMassie pic.twitter.com/W4mLOs2Ise
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 3, 2026
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