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Next steps are unclear after 38 Republicans voted against the bill.

Last Updated: December 20, 2024, 4:51 AM EST

Republican congressional leaders Thursday night failed to pass a revamped plan to avoid a government shutdown looming Friday night -- and to satisfy President-elect Donald Trump's explosive demand that the debt limit be raised, or eliminated, at the same time.

Thousands of federal workers could have to work without pay, others could be furloughed and many government services could be affected.

Democrats say Republicans will own the consequences since Trump and his ally Elon Musk blew up a funding deal GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson had proposed.

Dec 19, 2024, 7:02 PM EST

Latest Republican funding bill fails

The latest Republican plan to avert a government shutdown has failed to reach the two-thirds majority to pass, with a 174-235-1 vote.

There were 38 votes against the bill from House Republicans, including Chip Roy, Bob Good, Matt Rosendale, Andy Ogles, Eli Crane, Andy Harris, Andy Biggs, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman.

Democratic Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Kathy Castor of Florida voted in favor of the bill.

Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio voted present.

Dec 19, 2024, 6:33 PM EST

House voting now on new spending bill

The debate on the latest Republican spending bill has ended and voting has begun.

Dec 19, 2024, 6:28 PM EST

'Giveaway for billionaires': White House slams Republican funding plan

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the new Republican funding plan in a statement Thursday evening.

"Republicans are doing the bidding of their billionaire benefactors at the expense of hardworking Americans," she said. "Republicans are breaking their word to support a bipartisan agreement that would lower prescription drug costs and make it harder to offshore jobs to China — and instead putting forward a bill that paves the way for tax breaks for billionaires while cutting critical programs working families count on, from Social Security to Head Start."

"President Biden supports the bipartisan agreement to keep the government open, help communities recovering from disasters, and lower costs — not this giveaway for billionaires that Republicans are proposing at the 11th hour," Jean-Pierre added.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

Dec 19, 2024, 6:09 PM EST

Johnson pushes forward with new deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson released a statement on X promoting the new Republican deal.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson takes questions from reporters after presenting his final version of an interim pending bill to his caucus, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.
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"Tonight, we will be voting on the American Relief Act, which allows President Trump to hit the ground running next year and deliver quickly on the America First agenda the people overwhelmingly voted for," he said.

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