September 24, 2024 — The U.S. Congress is postponing debate over 2025 funding for NOAA Fisheries – and several other partisan spending disagreements between the House and Senate – in favor of a temporary spending bill that would avert a government shutdown.
With the 2025 budget deadline of 30 September fast approaching, federal lawmakers are scrambling to pass a bipartisan short-term spending bill that would keep the government operating over through 20 December and push back any difficult budget debates until after the November elections.