Senate passes government spending package, but partial government shutdown will still occur

The Senate on Friday night passed its final appropriations package that will keep most of the federal government funded through September but includes a resolution that only keeps the Department of Homeland Security funded for two weeks.

The package was passed in a bipartisan 71-29 vote. 

Although the deal was passed by the funding deadline, it departs from the House's appropriations bills enough that it will need to go back to the lower chamber for final approval early next week. This means there will be a partial government shutdown over the weekend.

The deal separates funding for the DHS from five other spending bills that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, but included a continuing resolution to keep the DHS funded at its current levels through Feb. 13.

The other five bills cover the departments of Defense, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor and Education.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.