The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent slashing of programs.

Washington’s financial fate was thrust into the center of the political debate after Republicans in the House did not include a standard Washington provision in the short-term funding bill, forcing the city to adhere to the same freeze to its local budget that they are applying to other federal agencies.