Senate Approves Continuing Resolution to Fund Government Through Mid-December

President Joe Biden (L) reacts as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks before Biden signs the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Senate Democrats, joined by 22 Republicans, approved a continuing resolution (CR) on Sept. 29 that would keep the federal government from closing on Sept. 30, the last day of the current fiscal year.

With the 72–25 vote, the CR that maintains current spending levels through Dec. 16 also provides more than $15 billion in additional U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war against the invading Russian military.