Congress Averts Government Shutdown

Congress halted a government shutdown with a second stop-gap funding bill, setting up a spending fight between House and Senate early in the new year.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Oct. 3, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The federal government will remain open as the Senate on late Wednesday joined the House in passing a stopgap funding measure that will extend the previous year’s funding in two stages through Feb. 2.

The bill passed 87-11 in the upper chamber. It now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature.