The measure is designed to give bipartisan bargainers more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies until fall.
Final passage of the bill to avert a government shutdown was by a bipartisan 65-27 vote, five more than the 60 votes needed. The House easily approved the legislation last week.WASHINGTON — The Senate has given final approval to legislation averting a weekend government shutdown, sending Presidenta measure designed to give bipartisan bargainers more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies until fall.
Final passage Thursday was by a bipartisan 65-27 vote, five more than the 60 votes needed. The House easily approved the legislation last week. Each party had concluded that an election-year shutdown would be politically damaging, especially during a pandemic and a confrontation with Russia over its possible invasion of Ukraine.Yet as with virtually all must-pass bills, politics hitched a ride.
One by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and several colleagues would have blocked existing federal vaccine requirements for the military, government employees and contractors and health care workers. Another by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would have halted federal funds for school districts imposing their own vaccine requirements.
Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., proposed another requiring Congress’ non-binding federal budgets to balance within 10 years.
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