Becker's Healthcare March 25, 2024
President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending package March 23, averting a partial government shutdown and funding federal agencies for the next six months.
The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 funds about three-quarters of the federal government, including the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, through Sept. 30.
The president’s signing occurred after the 12:01 a.m. deadline March 23. Although some federal funding technically expired, the White House budget office said it would not declare a shutdown because the vote was imminent. The House passed the legislation March 22 and the Senate passed it early on March 23.
Congress cleared its first $460 million package of full-year spending bills earlier in March, leaving...
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