Congress Passes $1.01 Trillion Spending Bill, President Promises to Sign

The House of Representatives voted 219-206 on
a “cromnibus” (continuing resolution + omnibus bill) that funds the
federal government to the tune of $1.01 trillion next year,

loosens campaign finance laws that apply to party fundraising,

revises portions of the Dodd-Frank law pertaining to financial
regulation, and tries to
prevent the District of Columbia from implementing marijuana
legalization, among other things. The White House says it’s not
pleased with every provision in the bill, but not displeased enough
to prevent the president from supporting the bill by promising to
sign it.

A counterpart to the bill, H.R. 83, known as “An Act to require
the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to
address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States
and Freely Associated States through the development of energy
action plans aimed at promoting access to energy,” will now have to
pass the Senate.

A supermajority of Republicans, 162, voted for the bill, along
with 57 Democrats to secure its passage just a few hours before
funding authority expired for the feds.