House passes short-term funding bill to avert shutdown
- The House plans to vote on a stopgap measure to extend funding deadlines until March. Votes for the spending measure on Friday were canceled.
- The proposed continuing resolution would extend funding for various government departments until March 8.
- Another set of funding bills for federal departments aims to keep operations running until March 22 to allow lawmakers time to finalize them.
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The United States Congress has approved another extension of the budget provisional, which will keep part of the federal agencies operating through March 8 and the rest until March 22. The measure, designed to prevent a partial collapse of government offices on the night of Saturday, is now awaiting the signature of U.S. President Joe Biden. This is reported by The Associated Press (AP).
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A Day Ahead of Shutdown, Congress Works on Advancing Stopgap Spending Bills
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks at a GOP press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 29, 2024. With Johnson are, left to right, GOP Reps. Blake Moore of Utah, Beth Van Duyne of Texas and Steve Scalise of Louisiana. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on a bipartisan vote passed a short-term funding extension Thursday intended to give lawmakers a bit more time to wrap up work on the annual …
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In the USA, Congress prevented a partial government shutdown. However, the passed law is only a temporary solution. The months-long budget dispute continues to smolder. [more]]] >
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