Key Highlights
- Jared Golden, D-Maine, who forced a vote on the measure via a mechanism called a discharge petition.
- It's designed to force a vote on legislation over the wishes of their leadership — provided it gets support from a majority of House lawmakers. A motion to proceed with debate and a vote on the final bill passed the House in a 222 to 200 vote.
- All 209 voting Democrats voted with 13 Republicans to advance the bill, which is now headed for another House-wide procedural hurdle on Thursday.
- 6 HOUSE DEMOCRATS EXPLAIN BREAKING WITH PARTY TO END SHUTDOWN President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov.
- 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
