WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a stopgap funding bill, averting another government shutdown days before the end of the current fiscal year.
The so-called continuing resolution will keep the federal government running through Nov 21.
The House and Senate both passed the measure on a bipartisan basis to allow lawmakers to have more time to decide the specific spending levels for federal departments.
The current fiscal year ends on Sept 30 and the 2020 fiscal year starts on Oct 1.
About a quarter of the federal government was shut down for a record of 35 days from late last year to January this year. — NNN-XINHUA
