As of January 19, 2018, the
Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (
H.R. 195) was under consideration to extend funding through February 16, 2018. The failure of the bill to pass the Senate lead to the
United States federal government shutdown of 2018.
On Friday, February 9, funding lapsed again at midnight after Senator
Rand Paul delayed the vote on the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which included another continuing resolution, by objecting to measures requiring
unanimous consent to expedite the parliamentary process. In addition, its passage was uncertain in the House due to opposition by both fiscal conservatives who objected to the increased deficit spending, and by liberals who opposed the omission of a DACA provision.
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it passed the Senate 71–28 and the House 240–186 after midnight, and President Trump signed the bill early that morning, prior to when furloughs were to begin. In all, the funding gap lasted nine hours.
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On the evening of March 21, 2018, the text of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018[30] was released, with Congress expecting to approve it within two days.
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