The House approved legislation Wednesday to continue funding the government through Dec. 20, narrowly averting a shutdown just five days before the deadline—with a Senate vote expected shortly. The House voted 341-82 to approve the short-term spending deal that will extend the 2023 fiscal year budget past its Oct.

Democrats on Wednesday again helped Republicans get a short-term government funding bill over the finish line to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. The bill passed by a 341-82 margin,

WASHINGTON—The House and Senate passed a measure late Wednesday funding federal agencies until late December, voting overwhelmingly to take a politically risky government shutdown off the table until after the election.

Fears of an election-year shutdown motivated House Republicans to abandon a Trump demand. President Joe Biden is expected to quickly sign it into law.

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of House Republicans revolted against their leadership for failing to achieve new federal spending cuts.