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House Passes CR Language to Keep Government Funded to Thanksgiving

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

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House Passes CR Language to Keep Government Funded to Thanksgiving

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House on Thursday easily passed a bill that would keep the government running under a continuing resolution to Nov. 21 as lawmakers continue to hash out differences in authorization and appropriation bills. House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) introduced the bill, which passed by a vote of 301-123, on Sept. 18. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (H.R. 4378) would maintain fiscal year 2019 funding levels for all appropriations bills, including the defense,…

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