House rejects Speaker Johnson's government funding bill as shutdown deadline nears

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. House, including 14 Republicans, voted down a six-month GOP government funding plan Wednesday, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., tries to avert a shutdown at the end of the month.

The House voted 202 to 220 to defeat the stopgap bill that also included the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, supported by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, that would require proof of citizenship to vote.

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