The House of Representatives is due to begin voting this week on a series of spending bills that take aim at culture-war targets, putting it on a collision course with the Senate.
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The measures also contain a number of measures that would limit abortion and transgender rights. Hardline conservatives have proposed amendments that would address other hot-button topics including immigration, critical race theory and diversity. The two chambers have until the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30 to pass their respective bills and hammer out compromise legislation or risk a partial government shutdown.
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