The House and Senate on Thursday reached a deal to prevent a shutdown by passing a large package of spending bills this month along with a continuing resolution that would fund the rest of the government through December 7.

The package would keep the government funded past Oct. 1, the deadline for Congress to act.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen Rodney Procter FrelinghuysenBottom line Republican lobbying firms riding high despite uncertainty of 2020 race Ex-Rep. Frelinghuysen joins law and lobby firm MORE (R-N.J.) on Thursday said that the two bodies had completed work on the Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bills, which represent a lion's share of annual appropriations.

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“It’s a quick way to spend $800 billion,” quipped Rep. Tom Cole Thomas (Tom) Jeffrey ColeBottom line House approves .3 trillion spending package for 2021 Multiple lawmakers self-quarantine after exposure to Gohmert MORE, the lead Republican appropriator on the labor bill. The combined $786 billion in the two bills represents 65 percent of the annual appropriations allocated for 2019.

Including the continuing resolution (CR) in the package would make it difficult for President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE to make good on threats to shut down the government over border wall funding.

"If it happens it happens. If it's about border security, I'm willing to do anything," Trump said last week when asked about a possible shutdown, though he has also indicated at times that he would prefer to avoid a shutdown ahead of the November midterm election.

The wall's funding is part of the Department of Homeland Security bill, which is included in the CR, meaning Trump would also have to veto the defense bill if he wanted to make good on his threat.

“The president will have to sign this bill into law or shut down the government, as it contains the continuing resolution,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauroOvernight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike Trump HHS official faces firestorm after attacks on scientists Ahead of a coronavirus vaccine, Mexico's drug pricing to have far-reaching impacts on Americans MORE (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee.

The White House did not say if Trump was still considering a veto for the bill.

"We are looking forward to reviewing the bill when it is released," said White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters.

Cole said he was confident that the White House would be on board.

“It doesn’t make a lot of sense to shut down the government. We’ll fight that fight when it comes, but this isn’t the time to have it,” he said.

House Republicans upset that the package left out conservative policy riders, he said, would have to weigh whether they wanted to vote against the defense bill, he added.

Rep. Mark Walker Bradley (Mark) Mark WalkerJoe Biden has long forgotten North Carolina: Today's visit is too late Mike Johnson to run for vice chairman of House GOP conference The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Woodward book revelations rock Washington MORE (R-N.C.), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest House GOP caucus, said it would be tough for conservatives to back the bill.

"In the next round of appropriations, conservatives are looking for the conferenced legislation to reflect conservative policy riders such as the ones in the House bill. Unless this is done, many of our members will find it difficult to support this funding,” he said.

The deal on the Defense and Labor bills marked an unusually productive advance in the Congressional appropriations process. The two chambers had failed to approve a conferenced defense bill on time in over a decade, and a Labor bill in 22 years.

“Pairing these two bills was the lynchpin of our strategy to pass appropriations bills in the Senate,” said Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby Richard Craig ShelbySenate GOP eyes early exit Dems discussing government funding bill into February GOP short of votes on Trump's controversial Fed pick MORE (R-Al.).

“This is a tremendous step forward on our goal of returning to regular order,” Frelinghuysen added.

The House is expected to pass a first finalized package of three spending bills on Thursday, following the Senate's passage on Wednesday. The two chambers convened on a third package on Thursday as well, but have not yet worked out differences in their bills.

Updated at 2:34 p.m.

Jordan Fabian contributed to this report.