Without a budget deal, a government shutdown may happen next month.

With a potential government shutdown looming in less than two weeks, the Republican-controlled House rejected on Wednesday a six-month spending measure combined with reforms meant to help prevent non-citizens from voting in federal elections.

Total 220 members voted against Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposal, including 14 Republicans, 206 Democrats and other members. 202 other members, including three Democrats and 199 Republicans, voted for it. Two more GOP lawmakers voted “present” and seven legislators did not vote.

The proposal included both a continuing resolution through March 28, and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE), which requires individuals to show proof of U.S. Citizenship to register to vote for federal offices and urges states to remove citizens from voter lists.

The SAVE Act was passed by House members in July, with bipartisan support. However, it was never taken up by the Democrat led Senate. The SAVE Act is criticized for being unnecessary and imposing an unfair burden on voters. However, its supporters argue that it will go a long ways to ensuring election security.

Johnson published a report on June warning of a “loophole” under the National Voter Registration Act where states don’t ask for proof of citizenship to register an individual to vote at federal elections. He cited evidence that non-citizens appeared on voter lists in places like Massachusetts, Ohio and Virginia.

Johnson, who spoke this week on behalf of the “overwhelming” majority of Americans against non-citizens participating in U.S. election, said that Congress has a duty to act immediately to ensure security for our elections and to fund the federal government responsibly.

Johnson has scheduled a Wednesday vote on the CR and SAVE Act after he removed the proposal from the House Floor last week because it seemed to lack support. The Speaker said that he would continue to work on “consensus-building” over the weekend.

Some Republicans, however, did not want another CR to be passed. Matt Rosendale, R-MT, said on Wednesday that he was a “HARD NO” on the CR. “The solution? “Pass all 12 Appropriations Bills.”

Even if it passed the House, the Senate would be a tough sell. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, said: “We won’t let Republican extremism or poison pills put funding for vital programs at risk.” President Joe Biden also threatened to veto the plan if it reached his desk.

Donald Trump, the former president who is running again for the White House as the GOP nominee this year, stated on Truth Social, not long before Wednesday’s House vote, that Republicans “shouldn’t agree to a Continuing Resolution” if “they don’t get the SAVE Act and every ounce thereof.”

The time is running out for lawmakers in the House and Senate to come to an agreement to fund federal agencies during the next fiscal year. If they do not reach an agreement before the end of the month, a government shutdown may occur by October 1, just weeks ahead of the presidential election.