The Senate early Saturday passed legislation to extend government funding through March 14, barely averting a shutdown with a vote coming just after the midnight deadline.
The measure, which also included $100 billion in aid for communities ravaged by natural disasters and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, cleared the Senate on a 85-11 vote.
It now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law after the House passed it Friday evening in a 336-34 vote. The White House said Mr. Biden will sign the legislation on Saturday, announcing that the Office of Management and Budget had ceased shutdown preparations and federal agencies should continue their normal operations.
The bipartisan votes in both chambers capped a week of drama around what should
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