Congress Has 5 Days to Avert a Shutdown

In order to fund the government, the House and Senate need to agree on the text of each of the twelve required spending bills.

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Oct. 16, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill this week with only a few days to avert a government shutdown.

Under current congressional funding authorizations, the government is set to go into a shutdown on Nov. 17. When lawmakers return to the Capitol on Nov. 13, they'll only have four days until this deadline.