The bills temporarily funding a number of federal agencies will expire at 12:01 AM next Saturday, December 8th. If nothing is done, there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government.
The spending bills for a number of agencies for the fiscal year that started on October 1st have not yet been approved. About 300,000 federal employees would be impacted as they are working in agencies for which a spending bill has not been signed. The agencies impacted include the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, State, Interior, Agriculture, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Justice.
Another Continuing Resolution
Members of the House of Representatives will return to Washington by Tuesday night. This means no spending bills will be passed until later this week. As usual, no decision is likely to be made without further delay. Given the significant philosophical and political differences in the House, and the short amount of time left before the current spending bills expire, another continuing resolution (CR) seems likely. The CR could be for a short time, probably lasting at least one week.
While an agreement has been reached on funding for a number of agencies, there could still be a…
