The Senate voted on Friday to advance a $460 billion package of six spending bills to fund an array of federal departments ahead of a partial government shutdown deadline at midnight.
The 63-35 vote to advance the legislation sets up a vote on final passage sometime later Friday or possibly Saturday.
We’re not going to allow the government to shut down, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) vowed to reporters last month.
The legislation, which passed the House 339-85, is in line with the spending caps deal reached between former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and President Biden last year.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Schumer reaffirmed the spending deal, which sets a $1.659 trillion spending top line and includes $69 billion in adjustments that were part of a side deal to raise the federal debt limit in 2023.
