The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a short-term funding measure aimed at preventing a government shutdown before the end of the fiscal year. ⁣ ⁣ The Republican-backed bill would keep federal agencies funded through December 4 and now heads to the Senate, where lawmakers are negotiating their own stopgap spending plan.⁣ ⁣ Without congressional action, funding for most federal government programs is set to expire on September 30, the end of the current fiscal year.⁣ ⁣ #USPolitics #Congress #HouseOfRepresentatives