Us Senate Spending Bill 2024. 25, 2024 updated 4:36 p.m. — washington (ap) — president joe biden on saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies.
— washington (ap) — the senate on friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies, a vote that gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping. — the senate cleared a second and final spending package in the wee hours of saturday morning, bringing to a close the fiscal 2024 appropriations process nearly six months late.