Congress Approved Budget 2024. Washington (ap) — president joe biden on saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies. The freedom caucus tends to block new spending.

Us congress leaders have reached a deal over the total amount of spending for the rest of 2024 as they seek to avoid a partial government shutdown. The $1.6tn (£1.2tn) figure includes.