WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Paul Ryan says the House will pass a short-term bill to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend.
The announcement from the Wisconsin Republican came as talks on a sweeping $1.1 trillion governmentwide spending bill slowly continue.
The government is currently operating under a short-term spending bill that expires at midnight on Friday.
The full-year spending bill is the main unresolved item on the congressional agenda as lawmakers look to wrap up the session.
Another key item involves extending several dozen popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses. House GOP leaders unveiled a two-year measure extending tax breaks such as the research and development tax credit. Talks on a more ambitious tax measure permanently extending some of the tax breaks have stalled.