The Senate reached an agreement late Friday to pass a consolidated spending bill, but was unable to vote on it before the government shutdown deadline.
of Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, a bill appropriating $1.2 trillion in public funds was released by the House Appropriations Committee at 2:48 a.m. ET Thursday. Although the House narrowly passed the bill on Friday, the Senate was unable to pass the bill by the 11:59 p.m. ET deadline, effectively shutting down the government. (Related article: House passes $1.2 trillion consolidated spending bill hours before shutdown deadline)
The Senate is currently voting on the spending package. The White House Office of Management and Budget announced early Saturday morning:as if it had stopped shutdown This is because there is high confidence that Congress will soon pass the relevant spending bill and that the President will sign it on Saturday. ”
The minibus was released at 2:32 a.m., 1,012 pages, $1.2 trillion of taxpayers’ money spent.
And with the threat of a very dire government shutdown deadline looming at midnight tomorrow, we are set to vote tomorrow morning in a state of non-amendment suspension. … pic.twitter.com/e6ehBiznRw
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) March 21, 2024
“For the rest of you who didn’t get to see it until 2:30 a.m.” [EST] This morning, and for the 330 million Americans who will have to pay this cost, that is not enough notice, and it is not a carefully negotiated agreement. That is, collusion among a minority has a negative impact on the majority. I think this is very concerning,” said Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. Said On the Senate floor Thursday, one lawmaker spoke against the bill. “That begs the question: What are they hiding?”
At 11:44 p.m., 15 minutes before the shutdown deadline, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said: talked On the floor, they announced an agreement to pass the bill with amendments and a few votes on opposition motions, but urged senators to remain on the floor to speed up the process.
“I respectfully but strongly ask our members to please take a seat and we can get this done,” Schumer said.
This bill was announced near the funding deadline for the following reasons: disagreement Negotiations have been extended over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Fiscal year 2024 funding was scheduled to be passed on September 30, 2023, but disagreements led Congress to pass four continuing resolutions to prevent a shutdown, pushing the latest funding deadline to March 22. It was extended to the day.
Certain government employees, such as the U.S. military and federal law enforcement officers, are required to continue working during the shutdown to ensure “the protection of life and property.” according to Submit to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Several government departments, including Agriculture, Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, and Interior, which were funded for the fiscal year under a bill passed on March 8, will be closed. Not yet.
Once passed, the bill must be submitted to President Joe Biden for his signature, according to the following provisions: Presentation terms End partial closure pursuant to the U.S. Constitution. Biden is in Delaware, where he often visits for weekends.
The shutdown is the first to occur during President Joe Biden’s term in office. The White House, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not respond to requests for comment.
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