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Congress reaches fiscal 2024 funding deal, new stopgaps in hopes of averting shutdown
Lawmakers must act in a hastened and united fashion to pass the new CR before funding expires this week.
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Congress averts shutdown, punts funding debate into March
Both the Senate and House approved a six-week stopgap on Thursday, just one day before a shutdown deadline.
Senate starts process to pass more stopgap funding measures to avoid a government shutdown
Facing a potential shutdown at the end of the week, Congress aims to push the deadlines into early March.
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Congress pivots to full-year funding bills after bipartisan agreement on spending levels
Deal would avoid major cuts but appropriators have just 10 days to avoid a partial government shutdown.
The 2024 defense policy bill has a lot of cyber
Other provisions touch on diplomacy and nuclear command and control, among other things.
Tuberville says he'll drop hold on most military promotions
Alabama senator says he will keep the brakes on some of the most senior officers’ nominations.
Congress averts shutdown after Senate approves stopgap funding bill
President Biden is expected to sign the measure to keep agencies funded past Friday.
House passes two-tiered stopgap bill days before shutdown
The novel approach to avert a funding lapse now heads to the Senate.
31 communities tapped as innovation hub finalists
The Biden administration expects the innovation hubs to spur scientific and technological innovation in communities across the country, including small and rural areas and those with historically underserved populations.
The shutdown threat would be off the table, under newly proposed legislation
A bill from Virginia Democrats would automatically trigger a continuing resolution when there is a lapse in appropriations and restrict the Senate’s ability to consider non-spending legislation until funding is figured out.
GAO: USDA violated the Anti-Deficiency Act while planning its relocation of science agencies
House Democrats renewed calls to institute tighter regulation of agency relocations in light of the watchdog agency's findings.
The Senate is on a bipartisan glidepath toward avoiding a shutdown, Schumer says
The way forward is still complicated by the House, which is pushing partisan spending bills along party lines.
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