Congressional leaders released text of the new short-term patch that would continue current spending rates for federal agencies through March 1 and March 8, keeping the same bifurcated deadline structure as the previous stopgap law.
Under the current interim funding measure, budget authority for federal agencies covered by the Agriculture, Energy-Water, Military Construction-VA and Transportation-HUD would otherwise expire after Friday, Jan. 19. The second deadline, for the agencies funded by the remaining eight fiscal 2024 appropriations bills, is Feb. 2.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said his chamber will start the process to consider the new stopgap bill on Tuesday. The Senate has a vote scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to end debate on the motion to proceed to the shell legislative vehicle for the continuing resolution.
