WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on July 25 canceled its last week of business before the planned August recess and adjourned one week early without considering several government spending bills for the forthcoming fiscal year.
Congress is required to pass 12 separate appropriations bills to fund all aspects of the federal government by Sept. 30, before the new fiscal year begins.
House Speaker Mike Johnson previously vowed to pass all 12 bills before the August recess or remain in Washington until the bills were passed. However, the House adjourned after passing only five bills, while seven others—funding the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and independent agencies—were not considered….