While conservative House Republicans have in the past dug in and opposed such spending bills, forcing Mr. Johnson to rely on Democrats to keep the government open, President Trump called on Republicans to unite and push this measure through so he and Republicans on Capitol Hill could focus on their new budgetary and tax-cutting plans.

House Republicans released a 100-page stopgap spending bill Saturday afternoon that will fund the government through the end of September at levels slightly below last year's. Why it matters: The bill represents a coordinated effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.

The proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain levels of spending passed during the last administration.