House GOP pulls key vote to advance stopgap government funding bill

U.S. faces a looming government shutdown if Congress fails to pass a temporary funding measure by midnight Sept. 30 .

House GOP leadership pulled a vote originally scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET to advance a stopgap measure to fund the federal government through Oct. 31 .

Key Republican factions in the House reached a tentative deal on Sunday to avoid a shutdown.