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House passes short-term spending bill, sends to Biden's desk to avert shutdown
3 monthes ago | By KOAT
Now that the House has passed the bill, it will go to President Joe Biden for his signature. The Senate passed the measure on a bipartisan basis on Thursday.
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House OKs bill to avert government shutdown, aid Ukraine
3 monthes ago | By My Sanantonio
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led House passed a short-term spending bill on Friday that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine as lawmakers acted to avert a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight.
The bill passed the House by a vote of 230-201. The measure next goes to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law.
Republicans overwhelmingly opposed the measure. Some wanted to extend government funding into January when, based on the results of the mid-term elections, it's possible...
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Congress averts shutdown with hours to spare, sending funding bill to Biden's desk
3 monthes ago | By NBC News
The House passed legislation to keep the government running until Dec. 16, sending the bill to President Joe Biden's desk to avoid a government shutdown.
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House passes government funding, averting shutdown threat
3 monthes ago | By Politico
The House passed a short-term government funding patch on Friday, sending the measure to President Joe Biden hours before a shutdown would've kicked in at midnight. The lower chamber cleared the measure in a 230-201 vote, funding the government through the midterm elections until Dec. 16 and providing billions in additional Ukraine aid and disaster relief. Most Republicans opposed the bill. The temporary funding package buys time for congressional negotiations on a broader government spending deal that would increase agency budgets.
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Congress Clears Stopgap Spending Bill With $12.3 Billion in Aid to Ukraine
3 monthes ago | By NY Times
The House passed the bill in its final legislative act before the midterm congressional elections, sending it to President Biden before a midnight deadline when federal funding is set to lapse.
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House sends bill to Biden to avert a government shutdown and further aid Ukraine
3 monthes ago | By Business Insider
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Scott J. Applewhite/AP
Congress has moved to avert a government shutdown just hours before it would have begun.
President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law before the midnight deadline.
The legislation also contains funding for Ukraine, disaster relief, and heating assistance.
House Democrats and a handful of House Republicans on Friday passed legislation to fund the federal government hours before a devastating shutdown would have begun. The final vote was 230-201. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law shortly...
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