Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Congress needs to pass the temporary funding bill "ASAP," and noted the Senate should be prepared to "act quickly" after House passage. Approving legislation that keeps federal agencies operating is one of the must-pass items on Congress' legislative to-...
The Senate voted Wednesday night to approve the short-term government funding billthe House passed Tuesday night,averting a government shutdown days before Friday's shutdown deadline. The tally was 87-11, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat voting against. It now goes to Pr...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 256-167 to approve a $1.3 trillionrnspending bill that will fund the government through Sept. 30.rnThe vote came hours before the government was set to shut down withrnthe expiration of a short-term funding measure that ended a previousrnclosure in ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., cheered the passage of a short-term funding bill that avoided not only a government shutdown but also a slew of deep spending cuts sought by some GOP lawmakers. "We avoided all of the extreme, nasty, and harmful cuts MAGA Republicans wanted,...
The proposed bill does not include additional aid for Israel or Ukraine, and its passage in the Senate is crucial to avoid a government shutdown, as the current funding for federal agencies is set to expire on Friday, November 17. The bipartisan support for the bill in the House indicates ...
“This bill should not pass,” Musk posted on X. RelatedCongress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aidSenate passes defense bill that would raise troop pay and deny transgender care to children of military members Speaking on Fox News Wednesday, Johnson said he had ...
Congress passes stop-gap government funding bill. But what happens in a shutdown? The owner of Pete’s Diner, a restaurant that depends on Capitol Hill customers, talks about the impact the government shutdown will have on her business. News4’s Joseph Olmo repo...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Saturday night approved a House-passed 45-day stopgap funding bill in a last-minute effort to avert a federal government shutdown. The upper chamber passed the stopgap funding measure in a vote of 88-9. Earlier that day, the House ...
Congress passes second COVID-19 relief bill Here's a breakdown of what's included in the package Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised President Trump late Sunday for signing a $900 billion pandemic package and a $1.4 trillion government funding bill to avert a government shutdown....
Lawmakers have left the door open to continuing talks through late December, even as several relief programs and policies are expected to expire after Christmas. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that she would want any relief bill to be attached to an omnibus funding bill, but that requires that ...