House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Wednesday that consideration of a stopgap funding bill will be postponed.

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A vote was originally slated for Thursday. But after the White House made a late request to Congress to include authorization to arm Syrian rebels to fight the Sunni militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the continuing resolution, House leadership chose to delay a vote.

"Given the severity of the situation and the need for all members to properly evaluate the president's request, the House will postpone consideration of the continuing resolution which was originally scheduled tomorrow," McCarthy said on the House floor.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) said a vote on the funding measure is now expected next week. He said he hopes it will be next Wednesday. The House does not return until Tuesday evening.

The postponement of the vote on the stopgap funding bill to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1 comes hours before President Obama's address to the nation Wednesday night.

"We stand ready and willing to listen to the president," McCarthy said.

House Republicans will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. for a special conference meeting in the Capitol to discuss ISIS. A classified briefing will also take place Thursday.

This story was updated at 4:22 p.m.