Government Shutdown 2024 Update Today Senate. Senate races the clock to pass funding bills ahead of friday deadline. The senate approved a $1.2 trillion spending bill in the wee hours of saturday morning to prevent a brief partial government shutdown, sending the bill to.

According to a 2018 story from the associated press, the partial shutdown that started in december closed offices of environmental federal government agencies. Washington — the senate followed the house in passing a temporary extension of government.