House GOP lawmakers expect tight vote on $1.2T government spending package

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The fate of a $1.2 trillion government spending package is unclear as of Friday morning, with the House of Representatives expected to vote on it in just hours.

Congressional leaders introduced the 1,012-page bill around 3 a.m. on Thursday morning, less than 48 hours before the midnight Friday government funding deadline. The package must pass the House and Senate, then be signed by President Biden to avert a partial government shutdown.

Multiple sources, two GOP lawmakers and one senior GOP aide, said they believe the package will pass but that it would be a tight margin.

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One GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital they had to go home for a family emergency on Thursday but were asked by House Republican leadership to return for the Friday morning vote.

The bipartisan deal suffered a blow late on Thursday afternoon when one of its negotiators announced he would vote against it on the House floor. He cited some Democratic senators' inclusion of home district funding priorities, including for LGBTQ centers and facilities that provide late-term abortions.

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Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., chairman of the House