UPDATED 1:43 P.M.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation funding federal agencies through mid-February, the White House said, averting a government shutdown after some Republicans had threatened a standoff over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
The law funds the U.S. government through Feb. 18, giving the narrowly divided Congress another 11 weeks to either hammer out a longer-term funding plan or another short-term fix.
In White House remarks earlier, Biden said Congress should now work toward a bipartisan agreement on a full funding bill.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Susan Heavey; writing by Susan Heavey; editing by Tim Ahmann)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to fund the U.S. government through mid-February won the support of enough members of the Senate to win passage and prevent a partial shutdown of federal agencies at the end of this week.
Voting continued on the bill that would next go to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Scott Malone)
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