The House of Representatives struck down a stopgap bill backed by Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, with over a dozen Republicans defying the chamber's leadership and voting against the measure.

Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.

Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson intends to hold a Wednesday vote on a six-month stopgap federal funding measure, Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.