House GOP Reaches New Deal On Spending After ‘Cramnibus’ Falters

House Republicans agreed Thursday on a revamped stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown by the end of the week after the previous continuing resolution (CR) packed with a bunch of add-ons quickly collapsed in the face of opposition from many congressional Republicans, President-elect Donald Trump, and Elon Musk.

The new deal contains a three-month CR, two-year suspension of the debt ceiling until January 2027, a “clean” farm bill package, $110 billion disaster package, clean health extenders without pharmacy benefit manager reform, PAYGO Scorecard wiped to zero, and no E15 provisions in a blow to the ethanol industry, according to multiple reports.

While a timeline was not immediately announced, The Washington Examiner’s Cami Mondeaux reported on X that one lawmaker said members have been told a vote on the plan could happen at 6 or 7 p.m. ET. If the deal passes the GOP-led House, it would then head over to the Democrat-controlled Senate for consideration. The deadline to stave off a shutdown is midnight on Friday. Whatever may get through Congress would then be sent to President Joe Biden to sign. On Truth Social, Trump touted the deal and encouraged lawmakers to vote for it.

“Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes,” Trump said. “A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well – The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish. All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote ‘YES’ for this Bill, TONIGHT!”

The original CR introduced by congressional leaders on Tuesday night was 1,547 pages. It sought to provide funds to the federal government through March 14, 2025, allocate more than $100 billion in disaster aid, boost farmers, implement some health care reforms, finance the rebuilding of Maryland’s devastated Francis Scott Key Bridge, create a pay raise for Congress, and much more.

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However, Musk, who has been tasked with helping to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Trump condemned the deal hashed out between the House and Senate. Emboldened by their opposition, many Republicans said they would not vote for what they slammed as the “cramnibus,” signaling that it would not be able to pass without the support of Democrats in the House. Amid the firestorm, House Republicans began work on a Plan B while Democrat leaders indicated they preferred the original plan.

In a joint statement on Wednesday evening with Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), the vice president-elect, Trump said Congress should pass a temporary funding bill only if it includes a debt ceiling increase and no “DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS.” On Wednesday night, after leaving House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) office, Vance told reporters they had a “productive conversation” and noted that Trump supports “a clean CR so long as it contains a debt limit increase.”

Congress last passed legislation to address the debt ceiling in the late spring of 2023. That measure, negotiated under then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), suspended the debt limit until January 2025, staving off a U.S. debt default, and sought to implement various restraints on spending that would be able to reduce budget deficits by an estimated $1.5 trillion over the next decade.