Biden Signs Appropriations CR Through Feb. 18, Averting Shutdown
President Joe Biden signed Friday a continuing resolution (HR-6119) that extends federal funding through Feb. 18, averting a government shutdown that would otherwise have happened at the end of the day. The Senate voted 69-28 Thursday to pass HR-6119 after…
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voting down an amendment from Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, to defund the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The House earlier passed the resolution 221-212. An appropriations lapse probably wouldn't have immediately affected the FCC since the agency said in September it could remain fully open for more than a week via other available funding (see 2109300080). The FCC didn’t comment on whether it updated its shutdown contingency plans before the newest CR’s passage.