After 6 months, the US Congress finally agreed on the budget
Thus, after 6 months from the 2024 fiscal year starting in October 10.2023, the US Congress could manage to pass a budget bill worth 1.200 USD to spend on government operations, according to Reuters.
Key federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Department of State, and the Department of Treasury will have full operating funds through the end of this fiscal year on September 30.9.
A day earlier, the US House of Representatives also passed the bill with a vote of 268-134, meaning the bill is now ready for President Joe Biden to officially sign into law.
However, the bill does not include military aid to Ukraine, Israel or Taiwan, which was included in another bill agreed to by the Senate but ignored by the House.
However, the current bill includes defense spending worth $886 billion for the Pentagon, including salary increases for American soldiers. US President Joe Biden said he will sign this bill.
Before both houses of the US Congress reached consensus on the budget bill, the Washington government struggled to "survive" based on four short-term bills.
In addition, the federal government currently carries a public debt of nearly 34.600 billion USD.
