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• Senate Passes Stopgap to Avert Shutdown for 10 Weeks, House Must Still Act - September 29, 2022

• By Eric Katz, Government Executive

  The Senate on Thursday passed 72-25 a stopgap measure to keep agencies afloat through Dec. 16, sending to the House a bill to avoid a shutdown Friday evening.

  The continuing resolution, which would keep the government open past the Sept. 30 expiration of current appropriations, received bipartisan support after Democrats agreed to drop controversial provisions aimed at speeding up the permitting process for certain energy projects. The House is expected to quickly send the measure to President Biden—over the objections from Republican leadership in that chamber—with a vote occurring either Thursday evening or Friday.

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