Government Shutdown Latest: Senate Clears Bill, Sends to Biden

Posted by Chauncey Koziol on Sunday, July 28, 2024

The US narrowly averted a disruptive and costly shutdown of federal agencies as Congress passed compromise legislation to keep the government running until Nov. 17.

The legislation, passed in both chambers Saturday just hours before a midnight deadline, buys Democrats and Republicans time to negotiate longer-term federal funding. It doesn’t include new funding for Ukraine.

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