Government stopgap funding bill to run through March 14 [View all]

Source: Axios

11 hours ago


The spending stopgap bill being negotiated by Congress will fund the government until March 14, 2025, according to multiple sources familiar with the negotiations.

Why it matters: That timeline sets up Congress for a government funding battle toward the tail end of President-elect Trump's first 100 days in office.

Congressional leaders have settled on a final date for the funding bill but there are still outstanding issues, including what policies will be attached to the package.

Text for the funding bill is expected to be released as soon as Friday but over the weekend at the latest.

The big picture: Congressional Republicans are setting themselves up for a breakneck first 100 days under the Trump administration, with the funding fight likely to come after other large legislative pushes.

Conservatives want to move quickly on a border package and extend the Trump-era tax cuts. Both of those goals will take a lot of time, energy and negotiating.

Between the lines: What rides on this year-end funding bill is still unclear.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/12/13/government-funding-cr-spending-congress