WASHINGTON — On a bipartisan vote, the House Thursday passed a yearlong government funding measure cutting $38 billion from the budget.

The measure passed by a 260-167 vote in which 81 Democrats made up for defections from dozens of GOP conservatives, many elected with tea party backing. The Senate was poised to vote later Thursday and the president has said he’ll sign it into law.

The bill cuts community health programs, grants for state and local police departments, the Environmental Protection Agency and community development grants, a favorite program with mayors of both political parties

Republicans conceded the measure — a product of negotiations between the White House, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Democrats controlling the Senate — was hardly perfect. Its savings are considerably less than the $60 billion-plus in cuts that Republicans muscled through the House in February.

“It stops the bleeding. It halts the spending binge and starts us moving us back in the right direction,” Boehner said. “Does it cut enough? No. Do I wish it cut more? Absolutely.”