Biden Signs Government Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown

Speaker Johnson says this positions the GOP to win upcoming spending battles, but Democrats claim victory in extending their 2023 funding program for 75 days.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a news conference at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15, 2023. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

President Joe Biden signed a stop-gap spending bill, the second this year, delaying once again the threat of a partial government shutdown.

The White House said President Biden signed the bill into law on Nov. 16, barely 24 hours before spending authority for the federal government was set to expire. The measure extends government funding in stages, through Jan. 19, 2024 for some departments and agencies, and through Feb. 2, 2024 for others.