The Senate has recently taken up the stopgap spending bill that was previously passed by the House of Representatives. The Senate is currently in the process of holding a vote on the proposal, as they missed the midnight deadline to prevent a government shutdown. If approved, the spending bill would provide funding for the federal government through March.
Within the spending bill are provisions for disaster relief and farming, aimed at addressing critical needs in these areas. However, notably absent from the bill is a provision to suspend the debt limit, a matter that President-elect Donald Trump has been urging Republicans to address.
