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The House approved a 370-48 stopgap funding patch to keep federal agencies funded through December 11, averting a pre-election government shutdown; the measure also delays the intoxicating hemp ban and blocks the White House from finalizing an OMB grantmaking rule, drawing mixed reactions from Republicans and Democrats as year-end budget battles loom after the midterms.
The Senate passed a 90-6 stopgap funding bill to fund federal agencies through Dec. 11 that includes language blocking the White House OMB from finalizing its controversial proposed grantmaking rule. The House must decide whether to adopt the Senate version; the House has produced a clean stopgap without the blocking language. The dispute centers on giving political appointees control over grant funding, with potential lawsuits looming and a crowded path forward as lawmakers weigh the implications for research grants.