what is in the stopgap funding bill

The stopgap funding bill passed by the House extends funding for agencies for different periods of time, in an uncommon maneuver. It is a two-tiered stopgap spending measure that would keep some agencies funded into January and others into February. The bill would extend funding until January 19 for priorities including military construction, veterans’ affairs, transportation, housing, and the Energy Department. The rest of the government, anything not covered by the first step, would be funded until February 2. The bill does not include additional aid for Israel or Ukraine. The measure required broad bipartisan support due to the legislative procedure used for its passage, and a majority of Democrats ultimately opted to back the bill after dozens of Republicans voted against it. The bill is aimed at averting a government shutdown and giving lawmakers more time to negotiate and pass full-year spending bills, as major partisan divisions make that effort fraught and complicated.