Government shutdown live updates: Focus turns to Senate after House OKs spending bill

House Republicans who defied Trump and Johnson defended their decision to vote against the temporary government funding measure. Some even appeared to accept a looming shutdown.

"I just voted my conscience," Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee said when asked why he voted against Trump's demands. "I have a hard time voting for a bill over a trillion dollars that I haven't even been able to read yet."

Burchett posted "Shut it down" on X and told reporters he'd be open to a shutdown "if that's what it takes to bring us to the table."

"I just, I hurt for people that this is going to hurt but, but I tell you what, collapsing our government under our lack of fiscal restraint and acting like a bunch of spoiled kids is not doing our people any service, and we can do a whole heck of a lot better," Burchett added.

-ABC News’ Jay O’Brien

Speaker Mike Johnson huddled with fellow Republicans for nearly an hour inside the House chamber after the failed vote before emerging and telling reporters that Republicans would "regroup" and "come up with another solution."

There are no more votes expected in the House Thursday night, Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced.

"The only difference on this legislation was that we would push the debt ceiling to January of 2027," Johnson said. "I want you all to remember that it was just last spring that the same Democrats berated Republicans and said that it was irresponsible to hold the debt limit, the debt ceiling, hostage. What changed?"

Johnson expressed dismay – calling it "very disappointing" that Democrats opposed the vote – though he did not address the 38 Republicans who also voted against it.

"It is, I think, really irresponsible for us to risk a shutdown over these issues on things that they have already agreed upon," Johnson said. "I think you need to be asking them the questions about that. We will regroup and we will come up with another solution. So stay tuned."

-ABC News' John Parkinson, Benjamin Siegel, Lauren Peller, Jay O'Brien and Emily Chang

Vice President-elect JD Vance laid blame on Democrats for the pending government shutdown while speaking with reporters Thursday evening.

"The Democrats just voted to shut down the government even though we had a clean CR [because] they didn’t want to give the president negotiating leverage during the first year of his new term," Vance said.

"And number two, because they would rather shut down the government and fight for global censorship bull----, they’ve asked for a shutdown, and I think that’s exactly what they’re going to get.”

Vance did not mention the 38 GOP House members who also rejected the bill.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan

It’s unclear what will happen next now that the Trump-backed government funding bill failed to clear the House.

Speaker Mike Johnson has yet to emerge from the chamber.

The House is in recess subject to the call of the Chair.

“Please stay tuned for additional information,” the majority leader advised.