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Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid partial government shutdown through the fiscal year
Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh, on the newest of 2 developments
Congress narrowly averted a partial government shutdown, buying extra time to agree on a set of bills that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year.
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Developments in this update
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Congress is expected to extend current federal spending and keep the government open with votes in the Senate and House on Thursday, avoiding a shutdown and punting a final budget package until early March.
The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies. Their funds were set to run out Friday. It extends the remainder of government operations to March 8.
The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies. Their funds were set to run out Friday. It extends the remainder of government operations to March 8.
The Senate on Thursday passed an interim spending bill to fund the federal government, charting Congress on course to avoid a partial shutdown ahead of a deadline at midnight Friday.
The Senate voted on Thursday to extend current federal spending and keep the government open, sending a short-term measure to the House that would avoid a shutdown and push off a final budget package until early March.
Congress is expected to extend current spending and keep the federal government open with votes in the Senate and House, avoiding a shutdown and punting a final budget package until early March.
Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through early March and avert a partial government shutdown, sending it to President Joe Biden for final…
President Joe Biden signed into law a short-term funding extension on Friday, the White House announced, averting a partial government shutdown after lawmakers raced the clock to pass the bill
Congress has sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
The House voted 314-108 to pass what is called a Continuing Resolution, just hours after the Senate passed the measure in a 77-to-18 vote. President Biden is expected to quickly sign the measure before the Friday midnight deadline.
Originally Published: 19 JAN 24 13:30 ET Updated: 19 JAN 24 13:33 ET By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) -- President Joe Biden signed into law a short-term funding extension on Friday, the White House announced, averting a partial government shutdown after lawmakers raced the clock to pass the bill ahead of …