# House passes funding bill, avoiding shutdown ahead of midterm elections

https://mins.news/en/item/40880

- ABC News, 2026-09-01 19:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/house-passes-funding-bill-avoiding-shutdown-ahead-midterm/story?id=136122214

> The House approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11, averting a shutdown ahead of the midterm elections.

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