From National Council of Nonprofits:
Today is Day 4 of the partial government shutdown, impacting 78% of the federal discretionary budget.
Yesterday, House leaders passed the first hurdle to enacting a legislative package to reopen and fund key agencies in the federal government: the Rules Committee voted to bring the measure to the House floor for a vote as soon as today. Votes on the legislative package are slated to begin at 1pm ET.
According to media reports, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) garnered enough support within the Republican caucus to advance out of the Rules Committee after striking a deal with some House conservatives who wanted to add legislation to the spending measure to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.
The White House and House leaders allegedly promised the Representatives that they would bring their election bill to the House and Senate floor for a vote, and that the Senate would change its rules regarding a filibuster. The change would mandate a "talking filibuster," which would require a Senator or group of Senators to speak on the Senate floor for an extended period—sometimes for hours or days—to delay or block a vote on legislation. This would make it easier for the bill to pass the Senate because the filibuster would end once a senator stops speaking and no other senator takes the floor to continue the debate. Senate Leader Thune (R-SD), however, hasn't acknowledged or confirmed the agreement.