Short-Term Spending Agreement Reached to Avert Oct. 1 Shutdown
- Measure would keep U.S. government open through Nov. 21
- House set to vote on Thursday; Senate vote expected next week
Runners pass the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Congressional Democrats and Republicans reached a deal Wednesday on a stopgap spending bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Oct. 1, even as the threat of a closure later in the year continues to build.
The short-term measure would keep the government open through Nov. 21 while lawmakers work out details for $1.3 trillion in spending for the 2020 fiscal year under a budget deal reached in July by Congress and President Donald Trump.