03/23/2024

Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Funding Package to Avert Partial Government Shutdown

The package was approved on a vote of 74-24

The U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion funding package early Saturday morning to prevent a partial government shutdown following House passage on Friday. The legislation now goes to President Biden to sign.

The package, approved on a vote of 74-24, funds the federal government until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

"It has been a very long and difficult day, but we have just reached an agreement to complete the job of funding the government," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said late Friday night before the vote. "It is good for the country that we have reached this bipartisan deal. It wasn't easy but tonight our persistence has been worth it."

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