Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms
The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.
The US Senate has passed a temporary measure to fund federal agencies through December 11, aiming to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections. This move comes more than a month before the current spending deadline of September 30.
The Senate's version of the bill differs from the one passed by the House of Representatives, according to Democrats. The Senate measure would prevent the Trump administration from reallocating funding to border security from other programs and includes language to allow funding adjustments for housing and food assistance programs.
It would also block the White House budget office from implementing a new rule giving political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in grant money, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.
The bill passed with a vote of 90-6 and has been sent to the House of Representatives. The Senate is set to leave for a five-week recess, as reported by The Hill.
Brief written by urgent.news from The New York Times, Free Malaysia Today, The Hill — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
