The panel voted 8-4, along party lines, to pass the measure, teeing up the legislation for a full floor vote on Wednesday.
Democrats used the Rules meeting to criticize the Senate deal, which left out an extension to expiring enhanced Obamacare tax subsidies the party had been trying to secure in return for ending the shutdown, offering a total of 43 amendments to the spending resolution.
The funding agreement struck by the Senate would fund the government until the end of January and includes funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program until the end of fiscal 2026. It also reverses layoffs conducted by the Trump administration during the shutdown and freezes future layoffs until the funding patch expires.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has
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