Senate passes continuing resolution to fund government through Dec. 20
The Senate Sept. 25 voted 78-18 to pass a continuing resolution funding the government through Dec. 20 and avoiding a government shutdown. The House of Representatives passed the CR prior to the Senate by a vote of 341-82. The bill will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to access its full-year appropriation beginning Oct. 1. It also extends certain public health authorizations and delays for one-year clinical lab fee schedule cuts and reporting, among other provisions.
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