The Senate has approved six financing proposals in order to prevent a partial government shutdown before the midnight deadline.
A partial government shutdown was avoided when lawmakers in the US passed a spending plan for the government. The Senate passed a spending plan worth $467.5 billion, which will pay for almost 30% of the government.
Republicans also wanted stronger steps to be taken to stop immigration at the southern border to be included in the bills. Biden, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the top appropriators from both houses and parties worked out six appropriations bills that make up the 1,050-page bill.
It pays for Justice, Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation, and many other government offices and parts after the federal budget was split into two groups. The White House said that Biden will sign the bill into law on Saturday.
The Office of Management and Budget has stopped making plans for the shutdown because Congress has already passed the necessary funding bills. The vote puts an end to a nasty, months-long debate over government spending that left the Republican-controlled House of Representatives without a leader for three weeks.
Congress still needs to agree on a much bigger set of spending bills that will pay for things like health care, the military, and border security. All of these laws were meant to be in place by October 1, 2024, which was the first day of the fiscal year. This year’s debate has been especially disorganized, and Congress had to pass four short-term spending bills to keep agency activities at the same level as last year.