Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill to Prevent Pre-Election Government Shutdown

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sept. 26 to punt the deadline for government funding to Dec. 20, foreclosing the possibility of a government shutdown ahead of the 2024 election.

“Tonight, bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open through mid-December. I want to thank both houses of Congress ... for this bipartisan agreement and for avoiding a costly government shutdown,” Biden said in a statement on Sept. 25.
“The passage of this bill gives Congress more time to pass full-year funding bills by the end of this year.”

The bill, introduced on Sept. 22, sprinted through both chambers of Congress on Sept. 25.

The House passed the legislation in the early afternoon of Sept. 25 in a 341–82 vote, far exceeding the two-thirds support needed. All 82 opponents of the bill were Republicans.

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