Stopgap Funding Bill Averts Government Shutdown, Includes Immigration Provisions

The U.S. Congress passed a bill to extend funding through February 18, 2022, to prevent a federal government shutdown that otherwise would have begun December 4, 2021. The House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 221-212, and the Senate passed it by a vote of 69-28. President Biden signed it into law on December 3. 

The immigration provisions include:

• $7 billion to support Operation Allies Welcome, including resettlement of Afghans who aided U.S. military operations in Afghanistan
• $1.6 billion for services for unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border who are under the care of the Department of Health and Human Services

Related Links:

• Text of law
• “Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Avoiding Shutdown,” Associated Press News, Dec. 3, 2021