The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before federal funding is set to lapse for a slew of government agencies. 

Lawmakers passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill in a 286-134 vote, overcoming the two-thirds threshold needed to advance the lower chamber. The spending package managed to clear the House despite strong opposition from Republican lawmakers, with less than half of the GOP conference supporting the measure.

The legislation, referred to as a “minibus,” combines funding for six of the government’s must-pass spending bills that cover the Pentagon, State Department, Labor Department, Health and Human Services Department, Department of Homeland Security, and foreign operations. The package covers roughly 70% of the federal government and, with its passage, brings a close to the fiscal 2024 appropriations process, nearly six months after it began. 

The legislation has been touted as a win by both Republican and Democratic leaders in the days leading up to its vote in the lower chamber. But some hard-line Republicans are criticizing it as a “failure of leadership,” accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of failing to secure key GOP wins in a 1,012-page bill that was largely negotiated behind closed doors without lawmaker input. 

Republican leaders have lauded the bill as winning concessions on border security, including measures to provide funding for 22,000 border agents, a 25% spending increase for border technology, and a 20% cut in federal funding to nongovernmental organizations that provide transportation and food vouchers to immigrants who are released into the country on asylum claims.

Democrats, on the other hand, were able to walk away with spending legislation that excluded major portions of Republicans’ signature border bill, H.R. 2, a major sticking point for GOP lawmakers. Several hard-liners have vowed to vote against the spending legislation altogether, arguing Johnson should have used his position as House speaker to ensure the bill’s inclusion. 

Republicans have a narrow majority in the House but lack control of the Senate or White House.

“It’s total lack of backbone, total lack of leadership, and a total failure by Republican leadership. There’s no other way to describe it,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said on Steve Bannon’s War Room on Thursday. “This bill is an abomination.”

On the other side of the aisle, 22 Democrats also voted against the bill, citing opposition toward some of the provisions related to Israel and border security. One such provision is a measure that restricts funding to UNRWA, the main United Nations agency for Palestinians.

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The spending bill now heads to the Senate for a vote before being sent to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. If even one senator objects, it could delay passage for days before it’s brought to the floor for a final vote. 

The government is scheduled to enter a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.