Just hours before the possible shutdown of the U.S. government, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to fund the majority of the U.S. government until the end of September. The move comes as Congress has only a brief window to complete immigration enforcement policies for the Department of Homeland Security.
The vote passed 71–29 to move forward with the agreement. The agreement would provide funds for most of the U.S. government for the entire year, but only two weeks of stopgap funds for DHS. It still needs to be approved by the House, but lawmakers are not scheduled to meet again until Monday. Therefore, at least a short shutdown will occur.
This comes after Senate Democrats derailed consideration of the spending bill and called for modifications to immigration operations following the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Preyti.
President Trump has expressed support for the deal, and immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota are being reviewed as changes are contemplated following the shooting.
A shutdown will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, for agencies not yet affected by new spending law legislation.
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