The Biden administration supports the three-month government funding bill proposed by House Republicans.

• The Biden administration has declared its backing for the most recent government funding plan, reducing the possibility of a shutdown prior to the Nov. 5 presidential election.
• On Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., presented a new three-month funding bill after his initial proposal did not pass the GOP-controlled House.
• The government funding will end on Dec. 20 instead of March 2025, and the SAVE Act, a contentious voter ID bill, is not included in the appropriations bill.

The Biden administration has endorsed the most recent short-term government funding plan, significantly increasing the likelihood of avoiding a partial shutdown prior to the Nov. 5 presidential election.

The White House commended the bill for allowing Congress more time to pass full-year funding bills that benefit national defense, veterans, seniors, children, and working families, as well as address pressing issues for disaster-stricken communities.

The statement was not a positive review of House Speaker Mike Johnson's, R-La., plan. It pointed out that congressional Republicans failed to allocate extra funds for disaster relief, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Small Business Administration.

The Small Business Administration disaster loan program may cease operations later this fall due to congressional Republicans' refusal to provide critical funding requested by the Administration, which has caused severe disruptions to several critical Government services.

The Internal Revenue Service will face opposition from the White House if any funding cuts are made in the final appropriations legislation.

Johnson's revised bill, which was introduced on Sunday following the failure of his initial proposal in the GOP-controlled House earlier this month, proposes funding the government until December 20th, excluding any provisions from the SAVE Act, a contentious voter ID bill.

Despite President Joe Biden and many congressional Democrats' opposition to including the SAVE Act in the government funding bill, it was Johnson's own caucus members who ultimately defeated his initial funding measure on Sept. 18, with 14 House Republicans voting against it.

The new proposal seems to go against the wishes of former President Donald Trump, who publicly urged congressional Republicans to shut down the government if the SAVE Act was not included in the funding bill.

The Secret Service received $231 million in the latest bill, following two assassination attempts against Trump that brought their funding and resources into the spotlight.

The bill must be passed and signed into law by Congress and the White House by midnight on Sept. 30 to prevent a partial government shutdown, which would occur approximately one month before Election Day.

The House Republican aides stated on Sunday that the funding proposal may be brought to the House floor for a vote as early as Wednesday.

The White House statement urged Congress to quickly pass the bill to prevent a costly and unnecessary government shutdown and to allow for the timely passage of full-year FY 2025 appropriations bills.