Senate passes funding bill without SAVE Act, avoiding potential shutdown
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A short term spending bill passed the Senate, avoiding a partial shutdown despite Republicans' demands to include a citizen voting requirement.
It passed in the House hours before being taken to the floor in the upper chamber, with representatives approving the spending bill 341 to 82. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
132 Republican House members voted in favor of it. The bill saw 82 votes against it, all of which were cast by Republicans. Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to Julia.Johnson@fox.com.
Lawmakers avoided a partial shutdown with only days to spare, despite a GOP demand that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act be included. Several Republicans in Congress had insisted the SAVE Act be attached to the spending bill, including some in the Senate.
Senate Democrats are divided on how they will vote on a bill to avert a government shutdown.
Senate Democrats are divided on how they will vote on a bill to avert a government shutdown.
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