Congress passes short-term spending plan

Congress on Saturday night passed a 45-day spending bill to keep many government offices open for the start of the new fiscal year,  beginning Sunday. In the House, all but 90 Republicans and one Democrat supported the short-term resolution, which passed by a vote of 335-91.  The Senate followed up with approval by an 88-9 vote. The bill—signed by President Joe Biden shortly before a midnight deadline—avoided a shutdown of government offices.

What’s in this spending package? The package allocates $16 billion in increased funding to federal disaster assistance. It does not include aid for Ukraine—satisfying a request from some Republicans to refocus spending on domestic priorities. It also keeps funding the same for border security measures—a key request from Democrats.

Dig deeper: Read Leo Briceno’s report in The Stew about the budget negotiations in the Capitol.