President Joe Biden signed a package of six funding bills on Saturday, ensuring that a portion of the government is funded through the end of September. 

The Senate passed the bills on Friday night in a 75-22 vote, averting a potential partial government shutdown set for midnight, bringing lawmakers to the halfway point in their appropriations efforts for the 2024 budget year. The bills passed the House on Wednesday in a vote of 339-85.

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