Biden Signs $460 Billion Spending Package, Averting Government Shutdown

President Joe Biden has signed into law a package of six appropriations bills worth some $460 billion.

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on March 7, 2024. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Joe Biden on March 9 signed a package of six government funding bills, narrowly averting a partial government shutdown, although a second tranche has yet to be finalized ahead of a looming March 22 deadline.

The president signed into law H.R. 4366, or the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024,” which provides $460 billion in appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, the White House said in a statement.