Congress Divided on Options as Spending Deadline NearsCongress Divided on Options as Spending Deadline Nears
The U.S. Capitol as seen from the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 9, 2024. Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. Capitol as seen from the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 9, 2024. Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Congress Divided on Options as Spending Deadline Nears

Legislators have no agreement on the content of spending bills, the total amount to be spent, or the terms of a continuing resolution to avert a shutdown.
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WASHINGTON—As the Senate adjourned for its summer recess, members of Congress were divided on a plan to fund the federal government beyond Sept. 30 to avoid a shutdown.

Both chambers of Congress must pass appropriations bills to fund the federal government after Sept. 30, when the 2025 fiscal year begins. Since March 23, when Congress completed the process for 2024 nearly six months late, the appropriations committees of the Senate and House of Representatives have separately drafted 12 spending bills funding different parts of the federal government—none of which has been passed by both chambers.

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