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US Senate votes to pass short-term spending bill to prevent

Date锛�2025-03-15 13:43Editer锛歛dminRead锛�锛�

On March 14th local time, the US Senate voted on the short-term spending bill, with 62 in favor and 38 against, allowing the bill to pass. Previously, on the 11th local time, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a short-term spending bill, which would maintain the federal government at its current spending level until September 30th, the end of fiscal year 2025. Due to the need for the Senate to take action on the bill before midnight on the 14th, this vote timely avoided a government shutdown and maintained the normal operation of the government.
The operating funds of the US federal government should come from annual budget appropriations, and both parties in the US Congress should usually pass new annual appropriations bills before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1st. However, in recent years, the two parties have been fiercely fighting and often find it difficult to reach an agreement within the prescribed time. In this situation, Congress has passed short-term spending bills to temporarily maintain the operation of the federal government. The short-term expenditure bill passed this time once again provides temporary guarantees for the normal operation of the government, avoiding adverse effects on various national affairs caused by government shutdowns due to funding issues.