Senators agree on stopgap to avoid government shutdown and delay implementation of controversial OMB ruleRepublican and Democrat senators have agreed on a draft bill that if passed would temporarily block the Office of Management and Budget’s wide-ranging and controversial proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking. The “stopgap” spending bill from the US Senate Committee on Appropriations aims to keep the US government open past the 2026 midterm elections. If Congress does not act, funding will run out on 30 September, triggering a government shutdown.