The U.S. Senate voted to pass an emergency legislation late Thursday that would keep the government funded through mid-February ahead of a deadline at midnight, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk. The vote of 69–28 to pass the stopgap funding bill will ensure that government agencies be covered until Feb. 18. The measure…
House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
The House of Representatives voted late Thursday to pass a stopgap spending bill in efforts to avert a government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline. The vote was 221–212 in the Democratic-controlled chamber. Republican leadership urged members to vote no. The lone Republican vote in support came from Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). The continuing resolution…
House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
The House of Representatives voted late Tuesday to pass a bill that would avert a government shutdown and fund it through Dec. 3, as well as suspend the debt limit until after the 2022 election. The 220-211 vote in the Democrat-majority chamber was on party lines. The bill now faces a tough hurdle in the Senate,…
Congress Passes 1-Day Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress passed a one-day extension to government funding on Sunday night to prevent a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday. Senate passed the Stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had passed the measure to temporarily extend funding. It is…
Trump Signs Off on 24 Hour Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed off on the one-day extension to government funding passed by Congress earlier on Sunday night, preventing a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday. The Senate passed the stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had…
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