Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Pushing Shutdown Deadline to March and Buying Time for FY 2024 Appropriations Talks
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The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown ahead of the Friday deadline. The bill passed 77-13 and now goes to President Biden for signature.
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The bill pushes funding deadlines back - first to March 8th for some departments, then March 22nd for remaining agencies.
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The House had earlier passed the bill in a 320-99 vote.
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The Senate plans to take up votes on 6 appropriations bills next week that would fund certain departments through the rest of the fiscal year.
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Nearly 5 months into fiscal 2024, Congress has passed 3 short-term funding bills but no full-year appropriations bills. Lawmakers previously unveiled a deal on defense and non-defense spending numbers.