House Republican leadership struggled for about 2 hours to secure enough votes on Wednesday to advance a bundled package that included a long-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, the farm bill and a Senate-passed budget reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol. [1]
Speaker Mike Johnson tried to combine the three contentious measures before the recess week, but a small group of Republicans initially voted against the procedural rule and some conservatives withheld support. [1]
House GOP leaders then attached a ban on central bank digital currency to the FISA bill in an effort to win over hardliners. After negotiations and concessions, all Republicans backed the measure and the House moved ahead. [1]
The White House supported the Senate position on DHS funding and pressed the House to end the shutdown. [1]
The next deadline is Thursday night, when the Section 702 surveillance program would lapse without congressional action. [1]