A dozen House Republicans on Tuesday helped their Democratic colleagues bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and force a vote to allow House members to vote by proxy for up to three months after having children.

Speaker Mike Johnson plans to roll the dice Tuesday on a GOP bill to stop the federal government from shutting down this weekend. The top House leader is putting his party’s short-term funding measure to a vote on the floor not knowing if he has the votes to pass it and facing opposition from within his own ranks.

House Republicans passed a stopgap bill Tuesday afternoon to fund the government until October and avert a potential government shutdown. The final vote on the bill legislation took place at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

And we want an opportunity to get an amendment vote or two.” Democratic leaders say the GOP bill crafted by House Speaker Mike Johnson and backed by President Donald Trump lacks enough support to move forward in the upper chamber because it gives Trump and Elon Musk too much leverage over spending decisions.