House Passes Omnibus Spending Bill

The House passed the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, 225 to 201, Punchbowl News reports.

Washington Post: “The outcome marked the culmination of a two-year session of Congress that saw lawmakers hurtling from deadline to deadline, sometimes threatening to push the economy to the brink. While some Republicans this week backed the spending measure in the Senate, nearly all of them rejected it in the House — foreshadowing the perilous fights to come once the party assumes control of that chamber next year.”