Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Night falls at the the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 2, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
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The U.S. Senate voted to pass an emergency legislation late Thursday to avoid a short-term government shutdown and would keep the government funded through mid-February ahead of a deadline at midnight, sending the bill to President Joe Biden, who is likely to sign it.

The vote of 69–28 to pass the stopgap funding bill will ensure that government agencies be funded until Feb. 18.

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