Senate Advances Funding Stopgap to Avoid Government Shutdown

The continuing resolution includes $6.1 billion in funding for Ukraine and $6 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters during a press conference in Congress in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Senate voted Tuesday to move forward with a stopgap measure to stave off a government shutdown as House leadership focused on passing spending bills.

The Senate voted 77–19 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to a bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through fiscal year 2028. The bill, already passed by the House, is leadership’s intended vehicle for a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding while 2024 budget negotiations play out.