Congressional leaders on Tuesday evening reached a deal on a nearly $1.1 trillion spending package to keep the government funded.
Dubbed the “cromnibus,” the package is expected to encompass 11 appropriations bills that cover most of the government for the rest of fiscal 2015 and one continuing resolution that funds the Department of Homeland Security through February.
The bill was posted after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Passage of the bill would avert a shutdown, which appeared to be a possibility last month when conservatives demanded action to block President Obama’s executive orders on immigration.
The delayed release of the funding bill will push the lame-duck schedule back, with lawmakers itching to wrap up work for the year and return home for the holidays.
Both chambers of Congress are now expected to vote on a stopgap bill to fund the government for two or three days to buy time for the Senate to consider the larger package.
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/226558-deal-on-funding-bill-reached
The House Rules Committee is expected to mark up the “cromnibus” Wednesday, setting up a possible Thursday vote in the House. The Senate could also vote on it Thursday, but it’s more likely that work on the bill could spill into Friday or the weekend.
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/226558-deal-on-funding-bill-reached
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