Senate Passes 90-6 Stopgap Bill Funding Government Through Dec. 11
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 8
Senate Passes 90-6 Stopgap Bill Funding Government Through Dec. 11
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 8
Summary
A 90-6 Senate vote approved a stopgap spending bill more than a month before the Sept. 30 deadline, keeping federal agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 11.
The measure aims to avoid a shutdown and a pre-midterm spending clash, while barring the Trump administration from shifting funds to the Border Patrol — a demand Democrats had made central.
A one-month delay to a planned November ban on intoxicating hemp products, added at Trump's request, briefly threatened the package before senators pushed it through.
The bill now faces the House, where lawmakers also want to avoid a shutdown fight before November after three funding lapses in the 2026 fiscal cycle.