House passes government funding package in first step toward averting shutdown Washington —The House approved a major funding package on Wednesday, taking a significant step toward a longer-term solution to the spending saga that has stretched on for months.Lawmakers voted 339 to 85 to approve th...
The plan, which JohnsonunveiledSaturday, extends federal funding at current levels for one group of agencies and programs through Jan. 19, and a second batch through Feb. 2. Johnson argued the extension will allow lawmakers to avoid a massive end-of-year spending bill while negotiations over sp...
House lawmakers will vote early Thursday afternoon ona short-term spending patch, allowing them more time to wrap their government funding work for the fiscal year. How it'll work:The legislation — just six pages long — will move through an expedited process requiring two-thirds support in th...
Earlier this week, the House unveiled a 1,500-page bill, which would allow the government to maintain its current spending levels until March 14. It also included 100 billion dollars in disaster relief, a one-year ex...
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 ...
House passes $3B veterans funding patch as Republicans scoff at massive VA shortfall A messier battle over veterans funding is likely ahead, as the Biden administration seeks almost $12 billion more. Jennifer Scholtes 09/17/2024, 7:13pm ET ...
Though the bill ends a short government shutdown, the fate of immigration legislation is unclear. The Senate will have an open floor process on immigration plans next week, though lawmakers have not expressed optimism about crafting a plan that can get 60 votes. Even if the Senate passes its...
The House is expected to vote this afternoon to pass a stopgap bill to keep the government open, putting Congress on a path to avert a shutdown and setting the stage for a broader funding fight in the new year. If the House passes the bill, the Senate will next need to a...
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Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, White House officials said President Obama is willing to sign the temporary transportation funding extension if it is passes the Senate later this week, even though he would prefer a longer-term solution. “Unfortunately, [the legislation] represents yet one more short-...