The Senate is voting to pass a $1.7 trillion spending bill that would fund the government into September next year, moving Congress one step closer to averting a government shutdown.
Washington has until Friday at midnight to pass and sign into law a funding bill, with the sprint made more hectic by a winter storm threatening lawmakers’ travel plans ahead of the Christmas recess. The Senate is taking the vote after putting forward a series of amendments that were voted on in exchange for fast-tracking the legislation, which will next head to the House for a vote as soon as Thursday night.
