The House has passed legislation to avoid a government shutdown, clearing the way for the Senate to approve the measure as early as Thursday evening to beat the Friday midnight deadline.
The continuing resolution would buy lawmakers a bit more time to iron out differences on the 12 annual appropriations bills for fiscal 2024.
Members voted 320-99 on the stopgap Thursday afternoon. Ninety-seven Republicans joined two Democrats in opposing the measure.
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The bill would set a new sunset date of March 8 for six appropriations bills: Energy-Water, Interior-Environment, Agriculture-Rural Development, Transportation-Housing and Urban Development, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs.
