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china news service, washington, september 18 (reporter sha hanting) the u.s. house of representatives failed to pass a temporary budget bill to avoid a federal government shutdown on the 18th local time.

the stopgap budget bill, proposed by republicans, includes a requirement that voters provide proof of u.s. citizenship when voting in this year's election.

republicans' move to "link" the government budget to the election voting id has been strongly opposed by democrats. democrats demanded that the election voting id be "separated" from the government budget. they called on republicans and democrats to work together to reach an agreement on the budget to prevent the government from shutting down.

johnson, the republican speaker of the house of representatives, said that it is "very important" to require voters to provide identification when voting in the general election, and even a small number of non-us citizens voting could affect the election results. "we want to keep the government running, but we also want to prevent non-us citizens from voting in the general election."

former u.s. president and republican presidential candidate trump posted on social media that if a bill requiring voters to provide proof of u.s. citizenship when voting cannot be passed, republicans should not vote for any form of government budget.

the 2024 fiscal year will end on september 30. if the senate and the house of representatives do not pass the government budget before then, the federal government will "shut down" at midnight on october 1. (end)