Senate overwhelmingly advances stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing shutdown
The measure would fund the government through Dec. 11 and temporarily block a Trump administration rule on scientific grants.
- The Senate voted 89-4 on Monday to invoke cloture, advancing a stopgap funding bill that clears a procedural hurdle to avert a government shutdown ahead of this fall's midterms.
- Senate appropriators remain deadlocked over topline spending figures and have yet to pass any of the 12 annual funding bills, making the continuing resolution necessary to provide time for fiscal year 2027 negotiations.
- Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins secured a provision blocking a Trump administration proposal to grant political appointees final authority over scientific grants, earning bipartisan backing.
- The House previously passed a shorter continuing resolution last month without these provisions, requiring the chamber to take up the Senate bill when it returns in September to reconcile the differences.
- This stopgap measure keeps government funding at current levels through Dec. 11, providing leadership additional time to negotiate before departing for a month-long recess at week's end.
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Senate advances government funding bill
WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - The Senate is moving quickly to keep the federal government open and avoid a shutdown. Senators voted 89 to 4 to advance a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through December 11. The measure drew broad bipartisan support from Senate leaders and the Appropriations Committee, signaling a push to prevent a funding lapse ahead of the fall midterm elections. The proposal also includes a temporary block on…
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