WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a US$1.2-trillion funding package, a few hours after missing the deadline to avert a pa...
: US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a US$1.2-trillion funding package, a few hours after missing the deadline to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government, reported Xinhua.
“Because obligations of federal funds are incurred and tracked on a daily basis, agencies will not shut down and may continue their normal operations,“ the White House said in a statement. The package would allocate approximately US$62 billion in overall discretionary funds for Homeland Security -- which oversees border security -- the most contentious part of the appropriation bills when negotiated by lawmakers.
In the earlier package, Congress authorised annual funding for several departments including agriculture, energy and the environment, housing, transportation, veterans, and the Justice Department.