Short-term funding bill released to avert holiday shutdown amid GOP backlash

Congressional leaders have released about 1,500 pages of a short-term funding bill that would avert a federal government shutdown just in time for the holidays.

The bill would reportedly keep the government open until mid-March. Funding is set to expire late Friday as the House and Senate leave for the holidays, according to NBC News.

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Among the inclusions are about $100 billion in hurricane relief and $10 billion in assistance for farmers, according to NBC News. It also includes provisions to hand over control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to Washington, D.C. and enable the city to negotiate to return the Washington Commanders back to the nation's capital.

Read the text of the bill here.

House Republicans lashed out at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) earlier in the day following a closed-door meeting about the stopgap measure.

"It's a total dumpster fire," Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) told reporters. "I think it's garbage. This is what Washington, D.C. has done. This is why I ran for Congress to try to stop this. And sadly, this is happening again."