The United States could be headed for a government shutdown if Congress fails to strike a deal this week on the remaining fiscal year 2024 spending bills members have yet to pass.
In a race against time, Congress passed a package of six appropriations bills earlier this month, narrowly avoiding a partial shutdown. The deadline to pass the remaining six bills is Friday, March 22.
The text of a minibus combining those bills was widely expected to be released by Sunday, though no such deal emerged.
House rules require that members be given at least 72 hours to review legislation before it comes up for a vote. If a deal is not released on Monday, that could mean another last-minute scramble to get something on President Joe Biden’s desk….
