美国国会赶在午夜截止期限前通过了一个临时开支法案，以维持联邦政府机构所需的资金，从而避免了美国部分政府部门关门。
众议院以271对151的投票表决结果批准了这项措施。周三早些时候，这项法案在参议院以78对20的投票结果过关。将政府的支出权延长到12月11日的法案目前已送往白宫由奥巴马总统签署。
共和党众议员哈尔罗杰斯说：“我们所能做的最重要的事情是保持政府开门营业，继续所有美国人依靠的重要项目。”他说：“这项立法是眼下最好的前进道路，但我们都知道这只是个应急措施。”
这两项国会表决避免了部分政府部门关门。两年前，类似的僵局导致部分政府办公室关闭两个多星期，起因是关于联邦医疗计划的意见争议。
With just hours to spare, Congress has averted a partial U.S. government shutdown by passing a stopgap spending bill to keep federal agencies open past a midnight funding deadline.
The House of Representatives approved the measure 271-151. Earlier Wednesday, it cleared the Senate 78-20. The bill, which extends the government's spending authority until December 11, now goes to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature.
"The most important thing we can do is keep the government open for business and continue vital programs that all Americans rely on," said Republican Congressman Hal Rogers. "This legislation is the best path forward at this time, but we all know it is only a Band-Aid."
The two congressional votes averted a partial government shutdown, similiar to the standoff two years ago, that resulted in shuttered government offices for more than two weeks, in an ideological dispute over a federal health program.
