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The Senate approved a 90-6 continuing resolution to fund the government at current levels through December 11, avoiding a shutdown ahead of the midterm elections; it now goes to the House, and it also blocks a White House budget rule and closes a loophole to prevent misallocated funds for border enforcement, buying time to finalize spending.
The Senate rejected Sen. Budd’s attempt to recriminalize hemp-derived products by a November deadline and instead backed a continuing resolution that pushes the hemp prohibition back to December 11, with a carve-out allowing immediate recriminalization of certain non-naturally produced synthetic cannabinoids on November 12. Proponents say the delay buys time to craft a federal regulatory framework for low-dose hemp products, while the White House and CMS warn about impacts on Medicare coverage and consumer safety. House lawmakers had already passed a CR without hemp changes, and a wave of bills proposing delays and regulations are circulating in both chambers, though none have gained traction yet.
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) says he will file an amendment to the current continuing resolution to strip out a provision that delays the November recriminalization of hemp-derived products, effectively aiming to keep the hemp ban on track; the CR (H.R. 6500) would delay the ban to December 11 with a carve-out for certain synthetics, while lawmakers from both parties push competing bills to regulate rather than prohibit hemp products and industry groups advocate for a regulatory framework.
A Senate continuing resolution includes provisions to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp-derived products, including low-dose hemp THC beverages, until December 11 and allows a carve-out for synthetic cannabinoids. The move is praised by BAMCO and other alcohol-industry groups, who want hemp drinks integrated into the existing three-tier system with testing, labeling, and taxation. House bills seeking delay and regulation are circulating, and the White House has signaled support for a regulatory framework, while lawmakers from both parties are pursuing various bills to avert the ban.
Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, backed a bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government through the midterms and into December, aiming to avert a shutdown while longer-term budget talks continue.
Senate leaders announced a bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government at current levels through Dec. 11, aiming to avert a Oct. 1 shutdown and buy time for longer-term funding after the midterms. The House must sign off on the plan (they're in August recess), and the bill includes adjustments to SNAP and WIC, disaster relief, and national security programs, while closing fund-transfer loopholes and blocking a White House grant-cancellation proposal.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune delays action on the SAVE America Act to prioritize a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded, arguing the Senate can’t count to 50 on a budget resolution yet. House Republicans have pushed a reconciliation framework that could include parts of SAVE, but GOP divisions persist over whether to advance both priorities at once, with ongoing negotiations ahead of the midterms.
The Republican-led House narrowly approved a short-term continuing resolution to fund federal agencies through December 4, sending the measure to the Senate as lawmakers continue talks on a longer-term funding package; without action, funding for most programs would expire at midnight on September 30, 2026.
The House passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown through December 4 by a 220-205 vote and sent it to the Senate, where bipartisan support is uncertain; with funding authority due to lapse September 30, Republicans argue the measure prevents Democratic obstruction, while Democrats criticized it as hastily conceived and lacking reforms, underscoring ongoing negotiations ahead of the midterm elections.
Senate conservatives aligned with Trump want to attach the SAVE America Act to a stopgap government funding bill, but many Republicans warn such a move could trigger a shutdown; with September’s funding deadline looming, lawmakers are weighing vehicles like a continuing resolution or budget reconciliation to move the elections reform measure, while Trump pressures for passage and leaders caution about the political and procedural risks.
The Senate-passed DHS funding bill (excluding ICE and parts of CBP) faces House roadblocks, with Schumer saying a 60-day DHS funding plan would be dead on arrival in the Senate, and Johnson floated a clean 60-day continuing resolution to fund all of DHS. House Democrats express broad support for the Senate deal to end airport chaos, while the House Freedom Caucus demands adding immigration-enforcement funding and a voter-ID provision, complicating quick passage. Procedural hurdles and TSA pay delays add to the urgency as negotiations continue and lawmakers consider timing for votes.
In a rare overnight session, the Senate unanimously approved funding for most Department of Homeland Security components (including TSA and the Coast Guard), but left ICE and a portion of CBP unfunded, meaning the House must act before those agencies can reopen. Leaders said they’d fund as much as possible tonight and complete the rest later, while Trump directed DHS to pay TSA workers even if the department remains unfunded.
Democratic leaders blasted the White House’s DHS funding counterproposal as too weak on immigration-enforcement guardrails, as a potential DHS shutdown looms in four days. Negotiations continue with GOP leaders optimistic about a deal, while Democrats demand judicial warrants, detention standards and accountability measures for ICE. A continuing resolution is being debated, with length and timing still to be negotiated, and other House actions (including the SAVE America Act and tariff-related rules) on the docket alongside DHS testimony hearings.
A sizable bloc of Senate Democrats hasn’t ruled out another short-term DHS funding patch as negotiations with Republicans continue, with leadership sending a DHS policy wishlist but Republicans showing little interest. Some Democrats who backed last year’s shutdown vote wouldn’t commit to backing another continuing resolution, citing the need to buy time and reach a deal by mid-month. The debate centers on the patch’s length: Democrats oppose a yearlong CR that would lock in DHS funding status quo, while Sen. Thune floats such a plan and Sen. Johnson remains noncommittal. Procedural moves ahead of the Senate’s adjournment will signal the path forward.
With a Feb. 13 deadline looming for DHS funding, Democrats plan to offer a draft bill with strict immigration-enforcement guardrails; Senate GOP Leader Thune floated a year-long CR if a deal can’t be reached, while Democrats push bold reforms and Republicans press for broader immigration provisions, signaling a tense, protracted negotiation.