Senate OKs Measure Extending Federal Funding into Early 2024, Averting Possible Shutdown

November 15, 2023

The United States Senate approved a continuing resolution (87-11) that extends federal funding into early 2024, averting a possible government shutdown, for now. As we reported, the House of Representatives approved the measure yesterday on a strong bipartisan vote of 336 to 95 over the objections of House conservatives who were seeking funding reductions or other concessions. The temporary funding measure now moves on to the President for his signature, which is expected before federal funding expires on November 17.    
 
As we noted, the CR has a two-tier structure that funds some federal departments and agencies through January 19, 2024, while others are funded through February 2, 2024. The Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration are funded through the January date while the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, and Customs and Border Protection will see their funding extended into February. The CR continues funding at current levels and does not contain controversial riders or any of the emergency spending requested for Israel, Ukraine, border security, disaster relief, firefighting, or childcare. 
 
Notably, the bill does not extend FAA programs and excise taxes into the new year beyond their current December 31 expiration, meaning that Congress will either have to approve a long-term FAA reauthorization bill in the weeks ahead (unlikely) or pass another extension prior to the end of the year.