Tuesday: Government funding, House GOP

by Jordain Carney - 09/29/15 9:52 AM ET

The Senate will continue its work on a short-term spending bill with an end-of-month deadline to avoid a government shutdown.

The funding bill, which includes federal money for Planned Parenthood, overcame a major procedural hurdle on Monday. Unless Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) can get every senator to agree to speed up the votes, then under Senate rules a final vote can take place as early as 12:18 a.m. on Wednesday.

{mosads}No votes are currently scheduled in the Senate, with lawmakers expected to recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. for weekly party policy lunches.

Meanwhile, House Republicans will huddle on Tuesday evening to discuss the path forward after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced that he will retire at the end of October.

House lawmakers are expected to meet at 5 p.m. in the Capitol basement.

They’ll also take up to proposals on Tuesday, including legislation to give states more flexibility to exclude Medicaid providers that are also involved in abortions.

Votes in the House are expected between 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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