The House is expected to vote today on a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government at current spending levels through Dec. 20, averting a Sept. 30 shutdown. Because the bill is coming to the floor without a structured rule, it will need two-thirds support to pass, but that appears possible, because many Democrats seem ready to back the plan.

Then the bill would go to the Senate, where it may move more quickly than most things do in the upper chamber.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) signaled the Senate could also vote today on passing the stopgap bill. Republicans seem ready to support the plan without offering amendments to slow it down, Axios reported.

Service Leaders Warn of Stopgap Complications

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth became the latest top DOD official to warn lawmakers of the negative impact continuing resolutions have on military operations, as Military.com reported. Continuing to operate at this fiscal year’s funding level will have “significant consequences” for military construction, weapons acquisition and quality of life programs, she wrote in a letter to lawmakers.

Army photo by Cameron E. Parks