FCC Shutdown Continues as Senate Again Rejects Continuing Resolution Proposals
The government shutdown that has largely suspended FCC activity (see 2510010065) continued into Tuesday with no clear consensus in sight. The Senate failed again Monday to reach the 60-vote cloture threshold on dueling GOP and Democratic continuing resolutions to temporarily…
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restore federal appropriations. It voted 52-42 on Republicans’ House-passed CR (HR-5371) to reopen the government through Nov. 21, with only three Democrats in support. The Senate also voted 45-50 on Democrats’ CR (S-2882), which would restore federal appropriations through Oct. 31 and bring back CPB’s rescinded $535 million funding for FY 2026.