House Passes Bill to Extend Federal Govnernment Funding

House Passes Bill to Extend Federal Government Funding and NFIP Through Tuesday, October 4

Post: September 29, 2011

This morning, the House passed a short-term funding bill that will prevent

a federal government shutdown and lapse of the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP), both of which were slated for tomorrow, September 30. The

House was able to pass this bill via unanimous consent, which did not  

require all members to be present.         

The four day spending bill will keep the government open and extend the  

NFIP through next Tuesday, October 4. This will give time for the House to

return to Washington, D.C. after their recess and pass a longer-term     

funding bill on Tuesday.    

Next week, the House has the option to pass the Senate's modified        

continuing resolution (CR), which extends federal government funding and 

the NFIP through November 18.