House Republican leaders overcame a key procedural hurdle Wednesday evening, paving the way for floor consideration of the short-term stopgap funding measure they will need to pass with GOP votes later this week due to near-uniform Democratic objections.

The chamber adopted the rule for floor debate on the bill on a 216-210 party-line vote. For a while it looked like there might be trouble, however, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., engaged in heated discussions on the floor with a group of lawmakers who’ve been vocal about beefing up member security resources.

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week, whose legacy would be honored under a separate resolution that the rule sets up a vote on, spurred intense negotiations on how much more money should be appropriated

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