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Congressional Leaders Announce Three-Month Spending Bill, Remove Voting Restrictions to Avert Shutdown

Sep 22, 2024, 10:03 PM

Congressional leaders from both parties announced an agreement on Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on October 1. The new government funding bill, which extends funding through December 20, does not include the Trump-backed SAVE Act's proof-of-citizenship voting restrictions. House Speaker Mike Johnson played a key role in the negotiations by removing these voting restrictions from the bill.