The Democratic-controlled US Senate voted to pass a budget deal aimed at averting the US federal government’s first shutdown since 2019, just hours after the House passed it. similar law.
The budget deal was passed shortly after the midnight deadline passed.
It does not include a demand from President-elect Donald Trump that lawmakers increase the amount of money the federal government can borrow, showing limitations in his ability to command lawmakers from his own party. .
The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. A statement from Biden’s spokesman issued earlier Friday night said he had approved the deal.
Lawmakers earlier this week successfully negotiated a funding deal for government agencies but it fell apart after Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Republicans to reject it.
The bill passed by the National Assembly is the third bill lawmakers voted on this week, after members of the National Assembly voted down two previous drafts.
