Four days after Speaker steps down, current government shutdown is about to end Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republicans successfully rallied nearly all House Republicans to advance the legislation.

this Senate Federal Funding Agreement It overcame a key hurdle late Tuesday morning, clearing a House-wide “rules vote” that would allow lawmakers to debate the measure and vote on final passage in the early afternoon.

This comes after two House conservatives announced they would drop their threat to overturn the legislation during a rules vote if it was not paired with an unrelated election integrity bill called the Save America Act.

Rules votes are House-wide test votes on most bills before they are considered for final passage. Even when underlying bills have bipartisan support, they often follow party lines.

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Louisiana House Speaker Mike Johnson awaits the arrival of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of the Orthodox Church, at the Capitol on September 17, 2025 in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

That’s true in this case as well, although House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is vehemently opposed to the bill, at least a few House Democrats are expected to support the bill if it ultimately passes.

But for Johnson, it means winning almost all seats with a slim one-seat majority house republicans Synchronized votes to advance legislation.

Democrats initially abandoned a bipartisan House deal to fund the federal government through fiscal year (FY) 2026, which ends on September 30, objecting to a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over President Donald Trump’s handling of the Minneapolis unrest.

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This leaves about 78% of the government’s annual funding pending. The DHS bill is included in a broader package that authorizes the budgets of the Departments of War, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Education Department.

a new one agreement between the senate Democrats and the White House will fully fund these remaining areas while extending only current funding levels for the Department of Homeland Security through February 13 to give Democrats and Republicans time to develop a long-term, bipartisan plan.

President Donald Trump arrives for the Southern Boulevard dedication ceremony at the ballroom at Mar-a-Lago on January 16, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

While most House Republicans are on board — some more reluctant than others to engage with Democrats — Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., and Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., warned they would not support the Save America Act during a rules vote without it attached.

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The Save America Act would require voters to provide ID at the polls and create new proof-of-citizenship provisions during the voter registration process.

But that would require sending it back to the Senate for additional approval, which Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said was Dead on arrival.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna attends a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 1, 2025 (Anna Chanmemaker/Getty Images)

However, Luna told reporters Monday night that both she and Burchett had changed their minds after receiving assurances from the White House that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) would force a vote on the Save America Act.

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“As of right now, based on the agreement we have and the discussions we’ve had, we’re all going to agree to the rule,” Luna said. “There’s something called the standing filibuster that would effectively allow Senator Thune to put voter ID on the Senate floor. We’re hearing that’s going well and that he’s considering it … so we’re very happy about that.”

House members will now debate the underlying bill, with a final vote set to take place around 1 p.m. ET.