Biden Signs Government Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown

Published on November 17, 2023

President Joe Biden signed a stop-gap spending bill, the second this year, delaying once again the threat of a partial government shutdown. The White House said President Biden signed the bill into law on Nov. 16, barely 24 hours before spending authority for the federal government was set to expire. The measure extends government funding in stages, through Jan. 19, 2024 for some departments and agencies, and through Feb. 2, 2024 for others. The bill was signed on the sidelines of a dinner President Biden attended in San Francisco at the Legion of Honor museum, where leaders are attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-N.Y.) used the occasion to decry the House’s unilateral approach to passing most spending bills, noting that this stop-gap measure relied on Democrat votes to pass the House....

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