Senate Clears Cloture Hurdle on FCC, NTIA Funding CR; Passage Likely Friday Night
The Senate voted 62-38 at our deadline Friday afternoon to invoke cloture on a House-passed continuing resolution (HR-1968), which would extend current federal funding levels for the FCC, NTIA and other federal agencies through Sept. 30 (see 2503100060). The vote…
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came after many hours of uncertainty about whether enough Democrats would back clearing the procedural hurdle. The chamber appeared likely to pass HR-1868 Friday evening, averting a shutdown, which would otherwise begin for some agencies when an existing CR, passed in December, was set to expire late that night (see 2412230024).