The US Senate has voted to pass a budget deal to avoid what would be the first federal government shutdown since 2019.
According to foreign media, the vote in the Senate came just hours after the House of Representatives passed the same legislation.
The budget deal was approved shortly after the midnight deadline by an overwhelming 85-11 margin.
The bill does not include President-elect Donald Trump's request that lawmakers increase how much money the federal government can borrow, showing the limits of his ability to command lawmakers from his own party.
The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, writes A2 CNN.
Without a funding deal, millions of federal workers would have been terminated or furloughed without pay.
A shutdown would shut down or severely reduce operations for public services like parks, food assistance programs and federally funded preschools, as well as limit aid to farmers who depend on government assistance and people "recovering" from natural disasters. .
The last government shutdown was during Trump's first term in 2019 and lasted 35 days - the longest in US history. (A2 Televizion)
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