Congress approves government funding package hours before deadline

The Senate passed the funding package shortly after  Friday evening in a 54-46 vote. The bill was signed by President Donald Trump over the weekend. The legislation extended funding for most government programs through September. It essentially kept some government agencies from shutting their doors at midnight on Friday in the absence of a funding extension. The legislation provided for total discretionary spending of about $1.6 trillion in Fiscal Year 2025, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office.

What’s in the text? The bill funds federal agencies through September, while also extending several expiring government programs and authorities such as Medicare and Medicaid. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget found that the continuing resolution was roughly equivalent to spending levels during the government’s 2024 fiscal year.

Dig Deeper: Read Leo Briceno’s report about House Republicans advancing the spending bill.