WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed a stopgap funding bill passed by the senate on November 16th, preventing a government shutdown from happening until January 19th.
A government shutdown happens when Congress doesn’t approve funding for the federal government by the time the new fiscal year starts on October 1.
According to NBC News, the vote for Speaker Mike Johnson's stopgap funding bill was 336-95, with 209 Democrats and 127 Republicans voting to support it while it was on the floor.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the bill with a final bipartisan vote of 87-11 before heading to President Biden for his signature.
According to NPR, the legislation funds four federal agencies until Jan. 19, 2024 and the rest of the agencies until Feb 2, 2024.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote to NBC News that, "Because of bipartisan cooperation, we are keeping the government open without any poison pills or harmful cuts to vital programs — a great outcome for the American people,".
If Congress doesn't negotiate a long-term spending bill soon, a 1 percent spending cut will hit all agencies in April.
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