Senate Passes Funding Bill to Keep Government Open

With mere hours left before the deadline expires at midnight tonight, the U.S. Senate passed HR 8337, the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act,” by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 84-10.The bill, continuing funding levels from fiscal year 2020 (FY20), prevents the federal government from running out of funds on September 30, the end of FY20. The bill, which extends government funding until December 11, 2020, now goes to the President where he is expected to sign it before midnight.