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Senate Approves Short-Term Funding Bill, Averts Shutdown

8/3/2026

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Senate Appropriations Committee approved a short-term bill that funds the government through Dec. 11, averting an Oct. 1 shutdown.
The bill keeps agency funding at current levels, adds WIC adjustments, and blocks White House grant-rule changes.
Senate leaders set a procedural vote for Monday and plan to pass the measure before the August recess.
Democrats added language barring fund transfers to Border Patrol and removed the White House’s $1 billion “Trump-class” battleship request.

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Senate Appropriations Committee approved a short-term bill that funds the government through Dec. 11, averting an Oct. 1 shutdown.
The bill keeps agency funding at current levels, adds WIC adjustments, and blocks White House grant-rule changes.
Senate leaders set a procedural vote for Monday and plan to pass the measure before the August recess.
Democrats added language barring fund transfers to Border Patrol and removed the White House’s $1 billion “Trump-class” battleship request.