U.S. Senate Advances Spending Bill to Avert an Oct. 1 Shutdown
- Final Senate passage of stopgap measure expected Wednesday
- House cleared bill last week; Trump expected to sign in time
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The Senate on Tuesday voted 82-6 to clear a procedural vote on the stopgap spending bill needed to prevent an Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government.
Final passage is expected Wednesday on the measure, H.R. 8337, which easily passed the House last week on a 359-57 vote.