Congress Unveils Short-Term Funding Bill to Avoid End-of-Year Government Shutdown
The bill will enable government funding to March 14 after Congress failed to enact permanent bills on time, continuing a trend since 1997. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Dec. 17 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would keep the government funded until March 14, punting the issue of permanent funding to the incoming 119th Congress