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House GOP Pushes Oct-Dec Stopgap, Democrats Reject Over Immigration

7/21/2026

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House GOP leaders push a stopgap to fund the government from Oct. 1 to Dec. 4.
They introduced the bill in July before the summer recess to avoid shutdown headlines.
Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) says the measure removes partisan leverage.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) warned on X the stopgap could endanger the SAVE America Act.
Ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) will not support it because it lacks bipartisan input on immigration-enforcement.

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Story summary

House GOP leaders push a stopgap to fund the government from Oct. 1 to Dec. 4.
They introduced the bill in July before the summer recess to avoid shutdown headlines.
Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) says the measure removes partisan leverage.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) warned on X the stopgap could endanger the SAVE America Act.
Ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) will not support it because it lacks bipartisan input on immigration-enforcement.