Lawmakers are battling the clock as they work to push through the remaining appropriations bills ahead of the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.
The Senate is expected to take up a minibus appropriations package that would fund the Department of Justice, Department of Commerce, key science agencies and other related entities; the Department of Energy and water development; and the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency and other related agencies.
The package passed the House by a 397-28 vote last week.
Even if the package clears the Senate and is signed by President Trump, Congress will still have to pass six more appropriations bills by the end of January to prevent a partial government shutdown. Read more