Members of Congress have agreed to a short-term spending deal that will prevent another government shutdown until March.
The agreement allows funding through March 1 and March 8, leaving more time to develop longer-term, agency-specific spending bills.
It comes as Republican hardliners threaten to derail talks before the first funding deadline on January 19th.
Congress had previously agreed to set total government spending for the 2024 fiscal year at $1.59 trillion.
The stopgap bill must now pass in both the House and Senate before midnight next Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Members of Congress have agreed to a short-term spending deal that will prevent another government shutdown until March
The short-term bill, called a continuing order, runs through March 1 for some federal agencies, with approved funding scheduled to expire Friday and extending remaining government operations through March 8.
House Speaker Mike Johnson will reportedly have a call with his fellow House Republicans on Sunday at 8 p.m. where they will discuss spending negotiations.
In recent days, he has come under pressure from his far-right flank to abandon a recent bipartisan spending deal with Senate Democrats.
In order to pass the narrowly divided House of Representatives, the bill would need the support of Democrats.
Johnson insisted Friday that he was sticking to the agreement he reached with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, despite pressure from some conservatives to renegotiate. Moderates in the party had urged him to stick to his course.
“Our ultimate agreement remains in place,” Johnson said Friday, referring to the budget deal reached on Jan. 7.
This agreement calls for $1.66 trillion in spending for the next fiscal year, of which $886 billion will go to defense.