The Brief The Senate is expected to vote Friday on competing stopgap bills that both aim to temporarily fund the government past the Sept. 30 deadline. U.S. senators are expected to vote Friday on competing stopgap bills that both aim to temporarily fund the government past the Sept. 30 deadline, according to POLITICO. "The Democrats obviously want to vote on their [continuing resolution]…and we want to vote on the House CR," Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Thursday. Dig deeper:Cornyn's comments represent a shift in the perspective of Senate Republicans, who reportedly met again behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss a path forward. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that there was "zero chance" he would consider adding this to the Republican bill, however.