Due to a lack support from GOP legislators, the House cancelled its plans to vote on a continuing Resolution over the weekend. The leadership instructed members to be “on standby” in case of any sudden schedule changes.

The announcement came after a few GOP lawmakers failed to pass a procedural voting on the annual defense bill for the second consecutive week. This was a major blow for Republican leaders, who had hoped to have the appropriations passed by the lower chamber at the end of this week.

A group of conservatives who were against the rule met Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R, CA) on Thursday to discuss a solution just one week before the deadline for the shutdown of the federal government. McCarthy had presented a continuing-resolution proposal to lawmakers in a closed door meeting the night prior, angering some hard-line conservatisms.

House lawmakers have indicated that they will vote on each of the 12 appropriations measures separately, rather than advance a continuing measure. This has thrown the chamber’s calendar into chaos until a final deal is reached.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) said that the lawmakers continued to meet all afternoon. He stressed that nothing had been finalized, but “real progress” was made. Dusty Johnson, R-SD.

On Thursday afternoon, Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert of the Republican Party in Florida, Eli Crane of the Republican Party in Arizona (R), Scott Perry of Pennsylvania (R), Tim Burchett from Tennessee (R), and Marc Molinaro from New York (R) met with the whip to discuss a possible agreement on government spending.

Gaetz entered the room and said, “We have an idea.”

No details were provided on this plan.

After weekend votes were cancelled, several Republicans voiced their criticism. They noted that lawmakers shouldn’t be leaving Washington just eight days before a possible shutdown.

“I think that we have to do our jobs,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX). Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX, said: “I think we have to stay here and get our work done.”

Roy says that the timeline is still a work in progress and it’s unclear how the lawmakers will avoid a shutdown before the deadline of September 30.

Roy stated that the timeline was very tight. “And, you know, it doesn’t appear likely that we will be able to get things out of the House before reaching an agreement with the Senate.” There are a few options.