知情人士周六告诉美国广播公司新闻,国会领导人已经就一项双层短期资金法案达成协议,以使政府开放到3月份。
该协议将融资截止日期提前至3月1日和3月8日。这个在第一个之前资助截止日期并将为参众两院争取更多的时间来通过单独的拨款法案。
参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默的发言人说,短期法案的文本预计将于周日公布。
短期法案(以持续决议的形式)需要在周五结束前通过参众两院,以避免部分政府关闭。
一位消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻,众议院共和党人将在周日晚上召开电话会议,讨论该提案和政府资助的前进道路。
Congressional leaders reach short-term funding deal to keep government open: Sources
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a two-tiered short-term funding bill to keep the government open into March, sources familiar told ABC News Saturday.
The agreement moves the funding deadlines to March 1 and March 8. This comes ahead of the firstfunding deadlineon Friday and will buy both chambers more time to work through individual funding bills.
Text of the short-term bill is expected to be released Sunday, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
The short-term bill (in the form of a continuing resolution) will need to pass both the Senate and House before the end of Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown.
House Republicans will hold a conference call Sunday night to talk through the proposal and the path forward with government funding, a source told ABC News.