This is reported by Associated Press and Reuters.
The document provides for an extension of government funding until March 14, as well as the allocation of $100 billion for states affected by natural disasters and $10 billion in agricultural assistance for farmers.
Some Congressional Republicans, along with Elon Musk, who is set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, have called for cuts to government funding, while President-elect Donald Trump has demanded an increase in the debt ceiling. Otherwise, let the government shutdown "begin now," Trump wrote.
Ultimately, to avoid a shutdown before the Christmas holidays, the provision to raise the debt ceiling was removed from the final version of the bill. This demand from Trump will be discussed early next year as part of the tax and border packages.
The Senate, controlled by Democrats, passed the bill with an 85-vote majority just 38 minutes after the government funding deadline expired at midnight. During this time, the government did not resort to shutdown procedures.
Moreover, the bill was also approved in the lower chamber—the House of Representatives—with 366 votes in favor and 34 against. The document will now be sent to the White House, where it is expected to be signed by the current president, Joe Biden.