GOP Funding Plan Would Delay Debt Limit, Drop China Restrictions

December 19, 2024, 11:10 PM UTC

The government would keep running through March 14 and the debt limit would be suspended until early 2027, under a new House Republican proposal to avoid a shutdown this weekend, a plan that has yet to garner Democratic support.

House Republicans released a bill Thursday to fund the government, suspend the debt limit through Jan. 30, 2027, extend farm bill programs for a year, and provide disaster relief. The measure cuts out earlier provisions to restrict US “outbound investment” in China, give members of Congress up to a 3.8% pay raise, and rein in pharmacy benefit managers (see BGOV Analysis: ...

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