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US Senate passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown
Published 8 August 2026 ยท politics
Synopsis The US Senate approved a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown. This action occurred nearly two months before the fiscal year deadline
Synopsis The US Senate approved a short-term funding measure to avoid a government shutdown. This action occurred nearly two months before the fiscal year deadline.
Democrats secured language to prevent Border Patrol funding transfers. A one-month delay was enacted for a ban on intoxicating hemp products. New regulations on federal
grants were also blocked for the funding patch duration.