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Final spending package unveiled, countdown to recess begins - Roll Call

Lawmakers released a more than $1.2 trillion, six-bill appropriations package early Thursday morning, less than 48 hours ahead of a Friday night deadline.

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First fiscal 2024 appropriations package heads to Biden's desk - Roll Call

The Senate cleared a six-bill, $468.7 billion spending measure Friday ahead of a midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown.

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Fiscal 2024 spending finale starts to take shape - Roll Call

House and Senate leaders rolled out a $467.5 billion, six-bill appropriations package Sunday afternoon ahead of votes this week.

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Bill sets sights on improved financial literacy for troops - Roll Call

A bipartisan bill would expand financial literacy training for servicemembers in an effort to smooth their transition to civilian life.

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Senate wades into abortion debate with IVF bill, Budget hearing - Roll Call

Senate Budget Committee considers the economic impact of reproductive rights, while a Democratic push to protect IVF is blocked.

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Senate Democrats prepare for IVF push - Roll Call

Sen. Tammy Duckworth will ask for unanimous consent to pass her bill that would create a statutory right to access IVF.

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Senate unveils national security bill, border policy deal - Roll Call

Senate negotiators released a $118.3 billion bill to provide for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and others and change immigration policy.

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DHS funding, tied up in border talks, stalls appropriations deal - Roll Call

Department of Homeland Security funding has emerged as a key sticking point slowing down the talks between top appropriators.

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Both chambers near decisions on another stopgap spending bill - Roll Call

Johnson dropped his opposition to more short-term funding patches, saying he wouldn't rule out a stopgap even though it's not his preference.

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Short-term stopgap bill appears likely as funding talks drag - Roll Call

Lawmakers acknowledge necessity of a short-term spending bill to allow appropriators time to work through final fiscal 2024 appropriations.

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Facing A Government Shutdown Possibility — Again

Averting a government shutdown will, once again, be high on the list for congressional lawmakers when they return to work this month.

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$600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington

The program tasked with replacing the Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington is set to receive $600 million in federal funds

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Top Senate appropriators detail full-year stopgap impacts - Roll Call

Sens. Collins and Murray are highlighting potential impacts of a yearlong continuing resolution to try to preempt House GOP pressure tactics.

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Framework appropriations deal elusive as session winds down - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson is taking a hard line in talks over final spending levels for fiscal 2024, imperiling odds of a deal in the next week.

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Border policy dominates Senate hearing on supplemental request - Roll Call

Senate appropriators sparred over immigration as Republicans pushed for border policy changes they want in an emergency spending package.

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Forecast for security spending remains cloudy - Roll Call

The forecast for U.S. national security funding is cloudy with just days until a potential shutdown showdown.

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Senate push for shorter stopgap sets up collision with House GOP - Roll Call

Senate appropriators are mulling a continuing resolution that would run until mid-December, putting them on a collision course with the House.

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Senate rejects Braun amendment to strip 'minibus' earmarks - Roll Call

The Senate rejected an amendment that would ban earmarks from three spending bills that are part of a fiscal 2024 spending package.

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Senate reaches deal to start voting on appropriations package - Roll Call

Senate agrees to take up about 40 amendments to three fiscal 2024 spending bills, setting the stage for the first votes on Wednesday.

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Senate leaders struggle to keep pace with ‘minibus’ amendments - Roll Call

The Senate is playing “whack-a-mole” trying to deal with amendments on a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills.

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Biden memo directs US agencies to restore 'healthy and abundant' salmon runs in the Northwest

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to use all available authorities and resources to restore “healthy and abundant” salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin, a move that conservationists and tribes call a potential breakthrough

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The Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a fighter and friend

In tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about her indomitable, fierce intelligence and how she had paved the way for so many women

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Is American child care about to get a lot worse?

While Congress struggles to fund basic government functions, the biggest-ever investment in child care in US history is coming to an end, Alex Woodward reports

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Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk - Roll Call

This year, a vulnerable House GOP incumbent is leading the charge to ensure the troops get paid on time if funding lapses on Oct. 1.

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Johnson offers way out of Senate appropriations impasse - Roll Call

Senate Republicans have identified a potential breakthrough to resolve a hold on the chamber’s three-bill appropriations package.

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