Senate Passes Legislation to Avoid Government Shutdown
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Congress is set to clear a measure to avoid a partial U.S. government shutdown, in a rare example of bipartisan and bicameral cooperation on federal spending.
The Senate voted 73-26 yesterday to forward to the House legislation that would keep agencies’ lights on through Sept. 30, the end of the 2013 fiscal year. Republicans there are poised to vote on the bill today and send it to President Barack Obama for his signature. Legislation currently funding the executive branch expires March 27, and without action by Congress agencies would begin running out of money.