House passes $1.2 trillion bill to avert partial government shutdown

• House lawmakers voted to avert a federal government shutdown.
• The $1.2 trillion bill passed the House on a 286 to 134 vote.
• The House needed the bill to pass with at least two-thirds support.

House lawmakers on Friday rushed through a $1.2 trillion bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would occur at midnight, sending the legislation onto the Senate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had to use a special procedure to bring the legislation to the floor, forcing it to pass with at least two-thirds support. The final vote passed 286 to 134, it needed 280.