Regulations and Government
Bill Clears Congress To Keep U.S. Government Open through Dec. 20
At stake is a $22 billion budget for the FAA in fiscal year 2025
Capitol dome (Photo: Library of Congress)
Congress passed the stop-gap measure before recessing ahead of the election. © Library of Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate yesterday passed a short-term funding bill that will keep the federal government operating—including key agencies such as the FAA—through December 20 while work continues on a longer-term budget. The continuing resolution, H.R.9747, first was approved by the House by a 341-to-82 vote Wednesday afternoon and then the Senate followed within an hour—at near-record pace—by a 78-to-18 vote.

Passage occurred before both chambers adjourned until November 12, after the elections, averting a government-wide shutdown that would have otherwise set in at the end of the fiscal year on October 1. Pushing the vote until December 20 sets up a debate on funding priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2025 during a lame-duck session when one or both chambers may face the prospect of flipping.

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