The short-term extension is the fourth in recent months, and many lawmakers expect it to be the last for the current fiscal year.
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House, Senate pass short-term bill averting government shutdown until March
Far-right House conservatives were furious over the move, which sends the bill to President Biden to sign into law and keep the government open.
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Speaker Johnson insists he’s sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
Since Congress resumed from the holiday break, House Speaker Mike Johnson has been holed up in his office at the Capitol receiving a steady stream of Republican lawmakers trying to force his hand.
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Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown
The spending package keeps government funding at current levels for roughly 2 more months.
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Newly elected House speaker grasps for funding plan amid shutdown approaching
House lawmakers left Washington for the weekend without a plan in hand after several setbacks.
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Ten days before another government shutdown, Congress expands to-do list with Ukraine, border
The budget-shutdown loop continues because the House and Senate have failed to pass the dozen individual bills needed to fund various agencies, resulting in constant stopgap measures.
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Potential federal shutdown next month could hurt 2,500 state employees
Workers in Maine are waiting nervously to see if Congress, currently without a speaker of the House, can pass a federal spending bill by Nov. 17.
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Biden calls on Congress to ‘stop the games’ and help Ukraine after stopgap bill passes without war aid
Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Biden’s request for more security assistance for the war-torn nation.
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Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
The House and Senate both approved the bipartisan package by wide margins, sending it to President Biden, who signed it just before midnight. All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation backed the measure.
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U.S. government tells federal employees a shutdown appears imminent
The message will serve to acknowledge the growing risk that millions of employees may stop receiving pay, unless lawmakers can avert a government shutdown.