Biden Signs $460 Billion Spending Package to Avert Shutdown

The bipartisan package funds half of the government through September, with a March 22 deadline looming for the rest.

President Biden signed a $460 billion spending package on Saturday to avert a government shutdown, funding half of the government through September 30.
The package includes six of the 12 annual spending bills, covering departments such as Agriculture, Energy, Justice, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs.
Congress now faces a March 22 deadline to finance the remaining federal agencies, including the Pentagon and the Homeland Security Department.
The spending package was passed with bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, with key policy provisions such as veterans' gun rights strengthened and restrictions on the sale of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China.
Democrats and Republicans both claimed victories, with funding for social safety net programs and conservative policy riders included.