Shutdown Averted for Now
Thursday, November 21, 2019(From the NFFE Legislative Department)
Today, the
Senate passed a short-term funding bill to
avert a government shutdown as the deadline
drew near.
The continuing resolution, passed by
the House earlier this week, extends funding
through December 20, 2019. The President
is expected to sign the measure tonight before
the midnight deadline.
This stopgap
bill will allow Congress more time to reach an
agreement for each of the 12 spending bills
necessary to fund the
government.
We're not
in the clear yet! There's still the chance
that we find ourselves in the same situation as
last year, if that happens, NFFE needs to be
able to contact you directly. Please sign
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(if the government shuts down you do not have
access to your government email address). If
you run into issues signing up, reply to communications
[at] nffe.org.
In the event
of a shutdown, follow this
link to find guidelines and additional
resources for assistance.