CDRH Funding Levels Frozen For Next Several Months-thegraysheet: The bill, which the House approved 319-108 on Sept. 17, and the president signed after the Senate agreed to add short term funding for training and equipping Syrian rebels to support ongoing military actions, will expire on Dec. 11. A lame duck Congress fresh from the November elections will have to work out a new deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. The bill also provides emergency funding to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.