Posted 3/7/2024, 12:20:00 AM
House Passes $459B Spending Bill to Keep Agencies Open Through September, Averting Shutdown
- House passes $459 billion spending bill to fund federal agencies for 6 months and prevent partial shutdown
- Bill heads to Senate for passage before midnight Saturday deadline
- Larger funding deadline on March 22 poses challenges with lawmakers still divided
- House Speaker credits "singles and doubles" in funding bills despite not achieving deeper cuts
- Bill funds 30% of government including Justice, Transportation, Energy, Veterans Affairs departments