The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before federal funding is set to lapse for a slew of government agencies.
Lawmakers passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill in a 286-134 vote, overcoming the two-thirds threshold needed to advance the lower chamber. The spending package managed to clear the House despite strong opposition from Republican lawmakers, with less than half of the GOP conference supporting the measure.
The legislation, referred to as a “minibus,” combines funding for six of the government’s must-pass spending bills that cover the Pentagon, State Department, Labor Department, Health and Human Services Department, Department of Homeland Security, and foreign operations. The package covers roughly 70% of the federal government and, with its passage, brings a close to the fiscal 2024 appropriations process, nearly six months after it began.
The legislation has been
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