The $1.3 trillion spending package cleared the Senate in the early hours of March 23, after the House of Representatives passed it on March 22. The bill now heads for President Donald Trump’s desk. The White House has indicated the president will sign it — funding the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018 and averting a government shutdown just hours before the current continuing resolution expires.
The omnibus measure, which would end the string of stopgap funding bills, passed the Senate by a vote of 65 to 32.
