House Republicans eye 88 mln for security post-Kirk killing

17/9/2025 6:32

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote this week on a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown that will include $88 million to bolster security for federal officials following the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk, sources said.



They plan a vote by Friday on funds to run through November 21, House Republican leadership sources said on Tuesday, which would give Congress another seven weeks to agree on a plan to fund the government for the fiscal year that begins next month. The federal budget runs at about $7 trillion per year.



House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said his party, which leads the House, will put forward a "clean" continuing resolution, which would fund the government at current levels, with additional money for security.



Kirk's killing "initiated a number of uncomfortable but necessary conversations about important issues like the safety and security of our members and the responsibility of public service, and the need for political leaders to turn down the temperature and the violent rhetoric in America," Johnson said.