House Passes One-Week Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown
- U.S. agencies would close down Dec. 12 without new funding
- Lawmakers aim to include virus stimulus in final spending bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate floor on Dec. 9.
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The U.S. House passed a one-week stopgap spending bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown as congressional negotiators try to finalize funding for the rest of the fiscal year.
The temporary measure passed 343 to 67 and now heads to the Senate where it is expected to easily pass. President Donald Trump has indicated he’ll sign it before current funding runs out Dec. 11.