“We will not have a government shutdown,“ House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters.
Republicans scheduled a House vote for less than seven hours before current funding was due to expire at midnight (0500 GMT Saturday). The package would also need to be passed by the Democratic-majority Senate and signed into law by President Biden before then to avoid disruption.
If Congress does not act by midnight, funding for everything from law enforcement to national parks will be disrupted and millions of federal workers will go unpaid. A travel industry trade group warned that a shutdown could cost airlines, hotels and other companies $1 billion per week and lead to widespread disruptions during the busy Christmas season. Authorities warned that travelers could face long lines at airports.
Trump demanded a rewrite to also lift the nation's debt ceiling, but that was resoundingly rejected by the House -- including 38 Republicans -- on Thursday.
Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said lawmakers had been in touch with Trump but did not say whether he supported the new plan.
House Democrats were due to meet behind closed doors to consider the latest bill. Representative Ami Bera said he thought his Democratic colleagues would support it, absent any surprises.
The Republican plan would drop numerous provisions that had been in the original legislation, such as a pay hike for lawmakers, restrictions on China investment, and new rules for pharmacy benefit managers.
Sources said the White House has alerted government agencies to prepare for an imminent shutdown. The federal government last shut down for 35 days during Trump's first White House term over a dispute about border security.
Previous fights over the debt ceiling have spooked financial markets, as a U.S. government default would send credit shocks around the world. The limit has been suspended under an agreement that technically expires on Jan. 1, though lawmakers likely would not have had to tackle the issue before the spring.
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