The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would extend government funding until March, a few hours after the bill was approved by the Senate, as funding for some federal agencies and pr...
Congress today is expected to pass a bill keeping the government open for another 24 hours while negotiators finish work on the 1996 budget.Hill, Patrice
According to a White House official, the bill passed by the House of Representatives keeps the government open at a higher funding levels than the Senate bill and includes disaster relief and FAA authorization. The White House expects House Speaker Kevin McCarthy -- who has stated his support ...
a government shutdown. House Republican leadership unveiled their opening salvo in the funding fight in recent days with a plan to push for a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through March 28, while attaching a noncitizen voting bill that Democrats generally see as a nonst...
The vote on the CR passed 267-151 with mostly Republican votes, although once it became clear the bill would pass 53 Democrats decided to join the majority. Fourteen Republicans and 151 Democrats opposed the bill. "Today, the House has taken the first step towards assuring the American peo...
"We're going to move forward today to add language to the bill that the Senate sent over on government funding to add 5 billion dollars to the wall as well as the disaster relief funding that's been agreed upon between the House and Senate," Scalise said. ...
"We're going to move forward today to add language to the bill that the Senate sent over on government funding to add 5 billion dollars to the wall as well as the disaster relief funding that's been agreed upon between the House and Senate," said Scalise. ...
Define stopgap. stopgap synonyms, stopgap pronunciation, stopgap translation, English dictionary definition of stopgap. n. An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient. adj. Serving as a stopgap: a stopgap budget bill to keep the
The bill passed by the House, 245-182, would boost Pentagon spending over the next eight months while funding nondefense programs at current levels — and then only until March 23. The “defense-only” approach was an easy win in the House, where droves of GOP conservatives and defense haw...
Among the unrelated measures hitching a ride is a ticketing reform bill that prompted an eleventh-hour burst of lobbying among the entertainment industry.