Guardian: Senate votes 90-6 on a continuing resolution to keep federal funding in place through Dec. 11 while Congress negotiates

The U.S. Senate voted on a government funding measure intended to avert a shutdown through the November midterm elections, according to a report by The Guardian published Friday. The outlet said the Senate approved a continuing resolution (CR) by a 90-6 vote that would keep federal agencies operating at current funding levels through Dec. 11, while House action remained pending.

Under the reported terms, the CR would extend existing funding instead of completing the separate annual appropriations process before the next deadline. If enacted by both chambers, that approach would continue baseline funding for a range of federal operations, rather than requiring agencies to rely on lapse or partial-year funding mechanisms.

The Senate action reported by The Guardian would not be the final step. The outlet said the bill still needed approval by the House of Representatives before it could take effect. That sequence keeps the measure’s timing dependent on House scheduling and negotiations over how much, if any, policy changes would be attached to a short-term funding package.

The Guardian framed the Senate’s vote as a way to reduce the risk of a funding lapse around the midterm election period. For federal departments and agencies, the practical effect of a CR is typically a continuation of current spending authority levels, which can affect contracting, staffing plans, and program timelines that otherwise would be reset by new appropriations bills.

The reporting also described the stopgap duration as running through Nov. or early December into a Dec. 11 deadline, after which a new funding decision would be required. As with prior CRs, failure to secure final passage and enactment by the end date could again raise operational uncertainty and require Congress to revisit the funding question under a shorter timeline.

Because the supplied record does not include an official legislative entry confirming the vote or the CR’s formal designation, Apex Times cannot independently verify the chamber vote count, the CR number, or the exact “current funding levels” language beyond attributing those details to The Guardian report.

The next step for the measure, as described by the outlet, is House consideration and a vote. If the House amends or does not approve the Senate-passed CR, further negotiations could be required before any shutdown-avoidance protections reach enactment.