In a sign of the beginning of the end for government shutdown scares, the House passed the first tranche of a long-term government funding deal.

The House passed the first six spending bills needed to fund the government on a long-term basis, signaling the beginning of the end of constant government shutdown scares on Capitol Hill.

The legislation easily cleared the lower chamber by a bipartisan vote of 339-85. In what has become a familiar sight for the House, far more Democrats than Republicans supported the bill, despite the GOP’s majority in the lower chamber.

A chunk of House Republicans voted against the spending bill because it didn’t have many of the conservative policy wins some members wanted, such as stricter border polices.

  • anon6789@lemmy.world
    21·
    9 months ago

    Lol no need to wait that long!

    The real test for Congress, however, is passing the remaining six bills, which are considered to be far more controversial than the first half. Negotiators have until March 22 to come up with a long-term deal for government funding for functions related to:

    Defense

    Financial Services and General Government

    Homeland Security

    Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

    Legislative Branch

    State and Foreign Operations