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U.S. House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown before election
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U.S. House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown before election

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The House passed a temporary funding bill by a wide margin after the Senate had also approved it.
  • The measure would fund the government through mid-December, but Trump still must sign it or could veto it.
  • The vote came ahead of the Nov. 3 elections and a Sept. 30 fiscal-year deadline that often intensifies budget negotiations.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a temporary funding bill designed to keep the government open until mid-December, avoiding a shutdown before the November election.

The measure passed by a large majority after receiving Senate approval. President Donald Trump can still sign the bill into law or veto it.

U.S. voters are due to elect all House members and some senators on Nov. 3. Trumpโ€™s Republican Party currently holds narrow majorities in both chambers. The governmentโ€™s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, giving lawmakers a deadline that frequently turns budget negotiations into a fight over party priorities.

If those disputes worsen and Congress fails to provide funding, parts of the federal government stop operating and federal employees may not receive their pay. The United States experienced its longest government shutdown last year, and it continued into November.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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