On Sunday, House Republicans introduced their new bill to avert a shutdown at the end of the month and provide financial support to the government until December 20.

Republican leadership officials expect the House of Representatives to vote on the continuation resolution, which will take about three months, by Wednesday.

The invoice contains the following:

$231 million in additional funding for US intelligence

Since the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, lawmakers from both parties have been pushing for more money and resources for the Secret Service. The additional help is limited to supporting the agency for the 2024 election campaign, including protecting candidates.

No additional disaster relief

However, the bill includes funds to increase FEMA’s funding.

Speaker Mike Johnson announced his plan in a letter sent to the Republican conference on Sunday.

“The feedback and ideas from everyone have been very helpful, and next week the House will take the initiative and pass a clean, three-month CR to prevent the Senate from overwhelming us with a bill full of billions in new spending and unrelated provisions. Our bill will be a very narrow, stripped-down CR containing only the absolutely necessary expansions,” Johnson said in the letter.

Johnson admits that shutting down the government before the presidential election would be “an act of misconduct.”

“While this is not the solution that any of us prefer, it is the most prudent way forward under the current circumstances,” he said.

The speaker concluded his letter by saying, “From now until Election Day, I will continue my tireless efforts and focus on increasing our majority for the 119th Congress. It is my great honor to serve with all of you in these historic days. The future of our extraordinary nation depends directly on our success, and I am confident that together we will prevail!”

The announcement by House leaders comes after the chamber failed last week to pass a six-month-long resolution that included the SAVE Act, which would have required proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Democrats argued that noncitizen voting was already illegal and voted against the funding plan.

Former President Trump had called on Republicans to shut down the government if the election security law was not enacted. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said: “It would be politically beyond stupid if we did that just before the election, because we would certainly be blamed.”

In a statement released shortly after Johnson’s new funding proposal was unveiled, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was “pleased” that negotiations had resulted in a “no poison pills agreement.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement that House Democrats would “collectively evaluate” the spending bill this week.

“Congress is pursuing a bipartisan path to avoid a government shutdown,” Jeffries said.

Still, Schumer criticized Johnson for his earlier proposals that delayed passage of a short-term funding bill.

Congress now has just over a week to decide on the new proposal before the funds run out.

“If both sides continue to work together in good faith, I am confident we can complete work on the CR this week, well before the September 30th deadline. The key to completing our work this week will be bipartisan cooperation in both chambers,” Schumer said.