WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, voted Tuesday to approve a temporary spending bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown before November’s midterm elections.
The measure, called a continuing resolution, would keep federal agencies operating through December 4, buying lawmakers more time to work out a longer-term funding agreement.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where Republican leaders are in talks with Democrats over a separate short-term funding proposal of their own.
If Congress fails to act, funding for the majority of federal agency programs will run out at midnight on September 30 — the final day of the current fiscal year.
