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Biden Signs Legislation to Fund US Government

US federal funding was set to expire tonight at midnight.

Washington: US President Joe Biden signed legislation to fund the US government through December 3, the White House said in a press release.

“On Thursday, September 30, 2021, the President signed into law: H.R. 5305, the ‘Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act’ which includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2022 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 3, 2021, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government; includes supplemental appropriations for disaster relief; includes supplemental appropriations for Afghanistan evacuees; and extends several expiring authorizations,” the release said on Thursday.

US federal funding was set to expire tonight at midnight.

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