With just one day left to avoid a government shutdown over Fiscal Year 2018 spending, the House and Senate today approved a continuing resolution (CR) that extends current spending levels through December 22. The president is expected to sign the measure on Friday. The federal government has been operating on a CR since the start of the current fiscal year on October 1.

House conservatives unsuccessfully pushed for a CR that would run through the end of the year in an effort to avoid giving Democrats leverage on other issues such as funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.