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The White House announced Saturday that President Joe Biden has signed the stopgap funding bill to keep the government funded until mid-March.
The Senate passed the spending bill last night, after the 11PM Houston time shutdown deadline.
A few hours later, an interim spending bill did pass in the House, just hours before what would have been a government shutdown. The bill now moves to the Senate for a final approval.
A Trump-backed spending bill failed to pass the House of Representatives Thursday night, leaving lawmakers with just hours to come up with a new solution that they tentatively agreed to. According to Fox News, the deal is made up of three separate bills and includes a short-term extension of this year's federal funding levels, funding for disaster aid and support for farmers.
"We will meet our obligations for our farmers who need aid, for the disaster victims all over the country, and for making sure that military and essential services, and everyone who relies upon the federal government for a paycheck is paid over the holidays,” Johnson added.
Republicans say House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer would have been to blame if there was a government shutdown. Democrats argued that Republicans should've taken up the 1,500 page spending bill that was originally proposed.
Speaker Johnson said this sets up Republican's for a strong start for 2025, and the beginning of the next Trump administration.