A deal on a series of appropriations bills has been reached by congressional leaders in the House and Senate, making way for a short-term spending patch that would extend funding deadlines even further into March.
Just three days before the government is scheduled to go into a partial shutdown, the agreement was finalized. The proposal would continue the two-pronged deadlines advocated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), but it would change the dates slightly to allow lawmakers enough time to finalize the legislative text and vote them on the floor.
The deadline for six appropriations bills, which include those for Agriculture, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Energy and Water, Interior and Environment, Commerce, Justice, and Science, would be moved to March 8 as per the proposed legislation. The deadline for the remaining six, which are among the more contentious ones, would be March 22.
