Congressional Leaders Announce Deal to Avert Shutdown

The text of the spending package is expected to be released on March 19.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listen during remarks at a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Dec. 12, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Months of spending negotiations and continuing resolutions may finally come to an end this week.

In the scramble to avert a government shutdown, congressional leaders say they have struck a deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—the final piece of the appropriations package needed to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2024.