WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The House has passed a short-term spending bill to keep federal agencies running for another month.
The hope is that the additional time will help negotiators wrap up more than $1.4 trillion in unfinished appropriations bills.
Tuesday’s legislation would avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown but opens the door to a possible shutdown just before Christmas.
The legislation is now headed to the Senate.
Senators are on track to pass the legislation in time to meet a midnight Thursday deadline.
President Donald Trump has indicated he’ll sign the bill into law.
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