House expected to vote on $1.7 trillion government spending bill as funding deadline looms | CNN Politics

The House is expected to vote on a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Friday as lawmakers look to avoid a government shutdown before rushing home for the holiday break

The Senate passed the measure Thursday, just ahead of Friday night’s funding deadline, along with a bill to extend the deadline by one week, to December 30, in order to give enough time for the year-long bill to be formally processed and sent to President Joe Biden’s desk next week. The House is expected to approve the same one-week extension before it votes on the yearlong bill.

Other key provisions in the bill include an overhaul of the 1887 Electoral Count Act aimed at making it harder to overturn a certified presidential election – the first legislative response to the US Capitol insurrection and then-President Donald Trump’s relentless pressure campaign to stay in power despite his 2020 loss. The spending bill also includes the Secure Act 2.0, a package aimed at making it easier to save for retirement, and a measure to ban TikTok from government devices.

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