The Senate passed the Continuing Resolution (CR), H.R. 6119, to extend funding through February 18, 2022. The bill now heads to the President, who is expected to sign it before government funding expires tomorrow evening, December 3.

Tonight, the Senate passed, by a vote of 69-28, H.R. 6119, the Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend funding through February 18, 2022. The President is expected to sign the bill before funding expires tomorrow night at midnight, which would give Congress and the White House additional time to reach a full-year funding agreement. To date, the House has passed 9 of the 12 FY 2022 appropriations bills and the Senate has not passed any.

With passage of the CR, Congress must now address the next fiscal challenge, the debt limit, which the Treasury Secretary has estimated that the government could reach as early as December 15. Without an agreement to either raise or suspend the debt ceiling, the Treasury will be unable to continue paying the nation’s bills and the federal government will have to at least temporarily default on many of its obligations.

As Congress and the White House continue to work on the outstanding funding issues, NTEU will continue to advocate against a shutdown and for an increase to the debt limit.