Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed Vice President JD Vance to House Republicans' conference meeting Tuesday. (Getty/AP)
The House and Senate must pass a federal funding bill and send it to Trump's desk by the end of Friday to avert a partial government shutdown.
Trump has endorsed a House Republican-led measure, a rough extension of fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding levels called a continuing resolution (CR), that will keep government spending largely flat for FY 2025, until the beginning of FY 2026 on Oct. 1 – something House GOP leaders claim as a victory.
"Pass the bill," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who declined to elaborate further on the meeting.
House Republicans are largely expected to shoulder the burden of passing the bill themselves, despite Democrats historically voting in droves to avoid government shutdowns.
But House Democratic leaders have accused Republicans of trying to use the legislation to allow Elon Musk and Trump to continue upending the federal bureaucracy – a point that's not dissimilar to what conservatives support about the bill.
President Donald Trump supports the bill. (Evan Vucci/AP)
The vote is expected to take place late Tuesday afternoon.
Trump and his allies spent Monday calling potential holdouts and are expected to be doing so again on Tuesday.
At least one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is staunchly opposed to the bill.
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In a sign of confidence, House GOP leaders announced they would send lawmakers back to their districts early, canceling a planned day of votes on Wednesday.
Fox News Digital reached out to Vance's office for comment but did not hear back.
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