WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed a bill that would prevent a federal government shutdown and suspend the debt limit on government borrowing into December 2022. The bill now heads to the Senate, where the Senate Republicans have vowed...
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a short-term bill to extend federal government funding until March 11 to avoid a government shutdown. The House voted 272-162 to pass the bill, known as the continuing resolution (CR), to give lawmakers ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election. The Senate approved the measure by a ...
The House has passed seven bills, while the Senate has passed three that were grouped together in a "minibus." None have been passed by both chambers. In September, Congress reached a last-minute deal to fund the government through Nov. 17 just hours before it was set to shutdown. ...
House Republicans on Friday unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month and fund the government until March 28, when a new president and Congress would be able to decide agency spending and priorities for the 2025 fiscal year.However, Republicans added a...
"Congress is on a bipartisan path to avoid a government shutdown," Jeffries said. Still, Schumer knocked Johnson for his previous proposals, which delayed passage of a short-term funding bill. Congress will now have a little over a week to act on the new proposal before funding ru...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reached the deal Tuesday night to avoid a government shutdown. The bill heads to the Senate.
Action in the final hours to avoid a partial government shutdown has become almost routine, with lawmakers usually able to make a compromise. The funding bill was slowed this time by disagreement over allowing the government to take on more debt so that it could continue to meet its financial...
House Republican unveil bill to avoid government shutdown Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as 'unserious and unacceptable' Requiring new voters to provide proof of citizenship has become a leading election-ye...