The latest extension, which now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law, funds federal agencies through Dec. 23.
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Thursday to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.
“Negotiations keep trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of work left to do and not enough time to do it, unless we extend government funding for another week,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in urging lawmakers to support the stopgap measure. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses as he speaks with reporters after meeting with fellow Democrats at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. House Republicans overwhelmingly have called for a longer-term extension into early next year so they could have a bigger role in setting spending levels for the agencies. Democrats in the House were able to advance the bill with little GOP support earlier this week.But Sen.
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