The bipartisan plan that will temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid was rushed through just after the midnight deadline.

WASHINGTON: The United States Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday (Dec 21) in a down-to-the-wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilising government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season. The Democratic-controlled Senate in an 85-11 vote passed the Bill to contin

The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

The action concludes days of disruption in the nation’s capital after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just after the deadline

US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the bill passed by Congress to fund the government through mid-March, the White House said, averting a government shutdown days before Christmas.

President Biden’s signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government funding.

Lawmakers are having their say after President Biden signed a stopgap bill into law on Saturday, extending government funding into March and avoiding a shutdown.