Senate Passes Budget 2024

Senate Passes Budget 2024. The house cleared the package in an overwhelming 286. The senate passed a package of six government funding bills friday evening just hours ahead of a shutdown deadline after lawmakers raced the clock to get the measure.

Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown on friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before. Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided congress.