US government funding bill falling short of votes to pass in Senate, voting continues

U.S. Senators' vehicles are parked during a Senate vote, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican bill to keep the U.S. government funded past Tuesday that passed in the House of Representatives earlier this month was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate, raising the risk of a shutdown beginning in just hours.

Voting continued.

(Reporting by Richard Cown; Editing by Jasper Ward)