03/08/2024

Senate Advances Spending Bill

However, a government shutdown remains possible

The U.S. Senate on Friday advanced legislation that would fund several federal agencies through September, but it was unclear whether the chamber would be able to pass it in time to avert a partial government shutdown due to begin at midnight.

The $467.5 billion spending package would fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. It easily passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this week.

The bill passed a procedural hurdle by a bipartisan vote of 63 to 35.

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