House gears up to take Senate's government shutdown deal with rare Sunday meeting

The House of Representatives is preparing a rare weekend meeting as congressional leaders race against the clock on a partial government shutdown.

The House Rules Committee, which acts as a gatekeeper before most legislation sees a chamber-wide vote, is expected to meet on Sunday at 4 p.m. to consider a federal funding deal that is poised to pass the Senate on Friday.

It means the full House could vote on the bill as early as Monday, three days after Congress' deadline to avert a shutdown.