President Joe Biden has signed H.R. 10545, a continuing resolution that keeps the government funded for the first months of the new year. President Biden signed the resolution Saturday morning, hours after the U.S. Senate voted 85 to 11 early Saturday morning to pass the funding bill
Despite missing the midnight deadline for President Biden's signature, the White House said the Office of Management and Budget ceased shutdown operations because it anticipated the "imminent" passing of the continuing resolution.
The bill passed in the House earlier on Friday by a largely bipartisan vote of 366-34, with Rep. Jasmine Crockett voting present. All Democrats in the House but Crockett voted to pass the bill. All nay votes were by Republican representatives.
"The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open and delivers the urgently needed disaster relief that I requested for recovering communities as well as the funds needed to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge," President Biden said. "This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted. But it rejects the accelerated pathway to a tax cut for billionaires that Republicans sought, and it ensures the government can continue to operate at full capacity."
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The bill had been slightly altered from the one that failed on Thursday. The latest bill will not have a provision for a debt limit extension until January 30, 2027. That was a provision backed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Instead, the bill calls for the government to be funded through mid-March at current levels. It also provides millions of dollars for disaster relief to help communities impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as farmers who have been impacted by droughts, wildfires and floods.
"We are excited about this outcome tonight," House Speaker Mike Johnson said after the vote. "We're grateful that everyone stood together to do the right thing. Having gotten this done now, as the last order of business for the year, we are set up for a big and important new start in January. We can't wait to get to that point. We encourage swift passage in the Senate now. They need to do their job as the House just did."
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