The House today voted 217 to 214 in favor of a five-bill appropriations package that would fund most of the federal government—including a $22.2 billion FAA budget—ending a partial shutdown that began on January 31. Coming after funding lapsed for the majority of the government on Saturday under a stopgap measure passed in November, the shutdown was the second in the past four months, with the last one that began on October 1 setting a record for length at 43 days.
Congress had reached an agreement on a comprehensive funding package in advance of the January 30 deadline, but that fell apart after shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. Lawmakers last week scrambled to assemble a package that includes several agencies without the Department of Homeland Security. It further included a two-week extension of DHS funding to provide time for ICE reform negotiations. The Senate passed the latest version on Friday.
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