The stopgap spending bill is expected to be voted on by the House on Thursday

House expected to vote on stopgap bill to avert government shutdown at end of the week. House of Representatives expected to pass bill Thursday on a stopgap measure to avert shutdown. The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on the measure. The bill is expected to avert a partial government shutdown if Congress does not pass the bill.

House plans to vote Thursday on one-week stopgap measure to avert a partial government shutdown. The measure would keep the government open another week. It comes just one day before the deadline for funding of roughly 20% of the federal government. The House is expected to vote on the measure Thursday.

Congress has pushed back an interim spending bill for a third time since September. The U.S. government was supposed to secure funding by lawmakers by Sept. 30 of last year. Today's House vote on the stopgap spending bill will be the third time Congress has delayed a bill.