Senate to Consider Government Funding Bill Next Week

The Senate will consider a measure next week to fund the U.S. government through September after the House passed its plan to avoid a shutdown and preserve new spending cuts.

The Republican-controlled House, on a 267-151 vote, yesterday passed a stopgap measure to keep the government operating after current spending authority expires March 27. The bill goes to the Democratic-led Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada signaled that it will be altered to reflect priorities he didn’t identify.