Congress, government shutdown
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns with just three weeks to avoid it
Funding for the government runs out on Sept. 30, and former President Donald Trump is urging Republicans to force a shutdown unless demands are met.
Congress passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown, 22% pay cut for feds overseas
The continuing resolution reauthorizes funds to avoid a 22% pay cut for 11,000 federal employees who spend most of their time overseas.
Government shutdown averted as Congress passes stopgap funding bill until December
Johnson warned that when the new extension expires in December, he will not support a massive, catchall bill to fund the government, referred to as an omnibus, so another stopgap may be needed that would allow the new president and Congress to have the final say on fiscal year 2025 spending levels.
US Congress passes stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown
The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of House Republicans revolted against their leadership for failing to achieve new federal spending cuts.
Congress approves funding bill to avoid government shutdown
ET Congress voted Wednesday evening to approve a stop-gap spending bill to fund government programs through December 20. The bipartisan spending bill postpones the debate on full year funding levels for federal programs until after the election,
House rejects McCarthy-backed bill to avoid government shutdown
The House on Friday rejected a measure backed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy that would have kept the government open for a month at reduced spending levels, with a group of hard-right Republicans handing McCarthy yet another defeat in his efforts to avoid a government shutdown.
Congress dodged a shutdown but may get an ugly December spending fight
Lawmakers have yet to agree on how much money in total the government should spend next fiscal year, besides additional ...
Critical battles loom as Congress looks to avoid crippling 'shutdown crisis' for next president
Congressional lawmakers have left Washington, D.C., for six weeks and will return to a radically different political playing ...
Congress funds the government but faces another shutdown threat before Christmas
Congress averted a government shutdown 40 days before the 2024 elections, but they’ll face another funding deadline on Dec.
Congress passes 3-month funding extension to avoid government shutdown
The House approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, sending the bill to the Senate.
Joe Biden signs Congress' temporary government funding deal, avoiding shutdown
The three-month government funding extension sent to President Joe Biden's desk sets up another spending showdown in December ...
Congress moves to avert government shutdown before election day
Congress is expected Wednesday to give swift approval to a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded ...
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Congress Averts Pre-Election Government Shutdown
Congress on Sept. 25 passed a temporary measure to keep the federal government funded into December, averting a shutdown ...