2025 Federal Budget (12/21/2024)
About twenty minutes after midnight Friday, Dec. 20, Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (short-term funding bill) to keep the government running. H.R. 10545 extends funding until Mar. 14, 2025. President Biden signed the bill Saturday morning, Dec. 21, avoiding a “technical shutdown” over the weekend.
Online articles about this topic from other entities on Dec. 21:
ABC News: Government shutdown updates: Biden signs funding bill, averting shutdown
FEDweek.com: No Shutdown – Congress Approves Funding at Last Second
GovExec.com: Congress averts shutdown with three-month stopgap at 11th hour
NBC News: Congress avoids a shutdown
USA Today: Biden signs stopgap funding bill into law after Congress votes to avert shutdown
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