President Biden signs short-term funding bill to keep the government open ahead of deadline

President Biden has signed the bipartisan short-term funding invoice that can hold the federal government open and working till early 2024 forward of a Friday evening deadline. 

The president signed the invoice whereas in San Francisco for the Asian-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit, the place he has met with Chinese language President Xi Jinping and different Asian world leaders. He signed the invoice on the Legion of Honor Museum, the place he was internet hosting a dinner for APEC members, The Related Press stated. 

A U.S. official stated the invoice was flown to California for the president’s signature.

The invoice, generally known as a seamless decision, extends funding for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and City Improvement, Vitality and Veterans Affairs till Jan. 19, whereas different authorities entities are funded by way of Feb. 2. 

The Home and Senate handed the short-term repair earlier this week, with Home Republicans unable to achieve inner settlement on longer-term, particular person appropriations payments. The invoice handed the Senate in an 87-11 vote, with just one Democratic senator — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado — voting in opposition to the measure. It handed the Home 336 to 95, with extra Democrats supporting the invoice than Republicans. 

The Home handed a stop-gap measure much like the one Rep. Matt Gaetz and different hardline Republicans toppled former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy for backing. However Home Speaker Mike Johnson is not dealing with related public threats from the fitting flank of his get together.

The measure clears the vacation calendar for Congress, which is commonly preventing over authorities funding within the days main as much as Christmas and Hanukkah, however doubtlessly tees up an election-year funding battle, if Congress cannot come to an settlement over long-term funding in December.

— Caitlin Yilek contributed to this report