Government shutdown vote: House sends government funding package to Senate hours ahead of shutdown deadline [Video]

The House passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, the first in a series of steps that need to be taken to avert a partial government shutdown before a deadline at midnight Friday.

The bills passed in a 286-134 vote despite pushback from far-right members of the Republican caucus. More Democrats backed the bill than Republicans as more than 100 GOP lawmakers voted against it.

The funding package now heads to the Senate. It’s not clear when a vote would happen in the chamber, though Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked senators to remain flexible and ready to act.

Any delay on the vote could mean that some agencies could feel a shutdown, albeit a short one.

The $1.2 trillion package — considered a major bipartisan effort in the highly divided House — provides funding for six bills including Defense, Financial Services, Homeland Security, Labor and Health and Human Services …