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A partial government shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday after Congress failed to pass an interim spending measure before a deadline and send it to President Biden’s desk.
However, the Senate is actively working through amendment votes and other considerations to send the measure to Biden. The bill is expected to pass the Senate in the next few hours.
The only the partial stop comes days before Christmas and New Year.
From Thursday, the US national debt it was at $36,167,604,149,955.61 and continuing to climb rapidly.
A partial government shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday after Congress failed to pass an interim spending measure by a deadline. (Photo by Jemal Comtessa/Getty Images)
During a partial government shutdown, federal agencies and non-essential services are shut down, but some functions that are considered “essential” will continue. Some national security functions, such as border patrol, law enforcement and disaster response, will remain active during the shutdown.
However, since the Senate is expected to move the bill forward imminently, disruption to government function will be minimal, if not noticeable.
An original deal on a short-term spending bill was released earlier this week. with a total of 1,547 pages and includes a number of policy and disaster relief provisions.
Musk’s public criticism of the bill preceded Trump’s statement. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
But soon after its launch, billionaire Elon Musk and other conservative critics publicly criticized the measure, and it was ultimately condemned by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
The initial spending measure would have extended government funding levels for fiscal year 2024 through March 14 and provided more than $100 billion in disaster relief for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the South- eastern United States earlier this year. There was also a $10 billion provision for financial assistance to farmers in the bill.
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The size of the bill, along with several of its other provisions, including a cost-of-living increase for lawmakers, drew public backlash from Musk and others.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, co-chairman of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill with his son on December 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
After going back to the drawing board, House Republicans emerged Thursday with a new proposal. The revised measure would have extended current funding levels for three months and included a suspension of the debt limit for two years, according to Trump’s request.
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It also had economic relief for farmers and about $110 billion in disaster relief.
But the bill failed in the House Thursday night as Democrats united against it and a significant group of Republicans also chose to oppose it.
As of Friday morning, there appeared to be no agreement between Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work together on a new bill. Indeed, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the government would go into a partial shutdown at midnight if Republicans weren’t going back to the original bill.
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Rep. Chip Roy speaks to the media after the House of Representatives failed to pass a government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol on December 19, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“I am prepared to stay here through Christmas because we will not let Elon Musk run the government,” Murray said in a statement.
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The House managed to pass a third version of the spending bill on Friday. It was similar to the second version, which included both farm relief and disaster relief, but lacked the debt ceiling suspension that Trump had been adamant about.
The bill received broad bipartisan support in the House and the green light from Biden as the White House said it would support it. Even Schumer released a statement after the House passed, saying he was “confident” it would pass the Senate.
