Republican delegation helps pass funding bill in the House in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown

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July 23, 2026

Alabama Republican Party Special Qualifying — (Elizabeth Kearns/U.S. Navy, Alabama Republican Party, YHN)

Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation voted in favor of a short term spending bill in the U.S. House, which they hope will prevent a possible government shutdown later this year.

The House voted 220-205 on Tuesday to extend funding for the government at existing levels through Dec. 4.

“By passing H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 — we are preventing a last-minute funding crisis while preserving the path to full year FY27 appropriations,” U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said Tuesday.

By passing H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 — we are preventing a last-minute funding crisis while preserving the path to full year FY27 appropriations. https://t.co/olOcgN0HzN

— Robert Aderholt (@Robert_Aderholt) July 22, 2026

If the legislation doesn’t pass the U.S. Senate, the government will be forced to shutdown in September.

“What we’re trying to do from a political standpoint, we don’t want to shut down right before the November elections, obviously, but we’re also trying to get our appropriations work done,” U.S. Rep. Barry Moore said on WVNN Wednesday. “We’re going through regular order, and so to to stop the disruption of a shutdown like we saw the Democrats did 75 days last round because of border and ICE, we want to make sure we have a you know we have funding in place so we can continue the work in regular order. And so it it’s good to get it done.”

On the other side of the aisle, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) voted against the funding package.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters this week that he will put a short-term stopgap bill on the floor before the August recess. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said she plans to support the legislation.

“Outstanding,” Britt said. “Let’s get this done.”