Dec 12, 2024 - Business

Government stopgap funding bill to run through March 14

Stephen Neukam

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York. — Photo: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The spending stopgap bill being negotiated by Congress will fund the government until March 14, 2025, according to multiple sources familiar with the negotiations.

Why it matters: That timeline sets up Congress for a government funding battle toward the tail end of President-elect Trump's first 100 days in office.

Congressional leaders have settled on a final date for the funding bill but there are still outstanding issues, including what policies will be attached to the package.
Text for the funding bill is expected to be released as soon as Friday but over the weekend at the latest.

The big picture: Congressional Republicans are setting themselves up for a breakneck first 100 days under the Trump administration, with the funding fight likely to come after other large legislative pushes.

Conservatives want to move quickly on a border package and extend the Trump-era tax cuts. Both of those goals will take a lot of time, energy and negotiating.

Between the lines: What rides on this year-end funding bill is still unclear.

Leaders entered negotiations with a goal of attaching a number of China related bills to the package.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is also open to the idea of attaching a bill which would allow the NFL's Washington Commanders to return to the RFK Stadium site, Axios scooped last night. But it's unclear if it will make the cut.

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Government stopgap funding bill to run through March 14

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