No shutdown Oct. 1: Stopgap keeps the government funded through Dec. 11
The fiscal year ends Tuesday night, but Congress cleared a continuing resolution weeks ago, pushing the next fight past the midterms.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal fiscal year ends at midnight Tuesday, but unlike last winter, agencies will keep running. A short-term spending bill Congress cleared in early September funds the government at current levels through Dec. 11.
The Senate passed the continuing resolution 90–6 on Aug. 8, and the House followed on Sept. 1 with a 370–48 vote, a rare show of bipartisan agreement ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
What's in the stopgap
Beyond keeping the lights on, the measure includes targeted funding for defense shipbuilding and security procurement and extends the National Flood Insurance Program through Dec. 11. It also delays an overhaul of federal grant rules, a change county governments had lobbied for.
The next deadline
Lawmakers now face a lame-duck session after the election to pass full-year spending bills or another extension. The year began with two partial shutdowns, including a 76-day lapse at the Department of Homeland Security that became the longest in U.S. history.
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