House GOP is expected to vote soon on a clean stopgap funding bill

The House is expected to vote Saturday on a 45 day “clean” stopgap funding bill which will include money for disaster relief, ahead of a midnight shutdown deadline.

The clean continuing resolution (CR) is set to come up for a vote early Saturday afternoon, according to The Hill.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the plan in a closed door meeting, according to reports. 

“We will put a clean funding stopgap on the floor to keep government open for 45 days for the House and Senate to get their work done,” McCarthy told reporters, according to The Hill. 

“We will also, knowing what had transpired through the summer, the disasters in Florida, the horrendous fire in Hawaii, and also the disasters in California and Vermont. We will put the supplemental portion that the president asked for in disaster there too," he added. 

McCarthy also said that securing the border is a huge priority. 

Several members told the outlet that if the bill does not pass, the GOP will bring up measures to mitigate the effects of a government shutdown.

Politico reports that during a private meeting, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Ok.) said House Republicans abandoned plans to take three separate votes and moved toward a vote on a spending patch with no policy on the border or Ukraine aide. 

That measure will require two-thirds support of the House to pass, requiring Democrats to support it.