03/20/2024

With Deal Set on Agency Funding, Congress Rushes to Finalize Bill Language

Failure to act by midnight Friday would mean that many federal offices will close

The U.S. Congress on Tuesday labored against a tight deadline to write a massive bill funding military, homeland security and a range of other government programs following a deal reached by congressional leaders and the White House.

Failure to act by midnight Friday would mean that many federal offices will be ordered to begin shutting down some operations.

The package was expected to cover about three-quarters of the $1.66 trillion in discretionary government spending for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

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