On Wednesday, the House voted 267-151 to approve a continuing resolution extension bill (HR 933) that would limit federal non-discretionary spending to $984 billion through September and prevent a shutdown of the federal government on March 27, when the current stopgap CR expires, The Hill's "Floor Action Blog" reports. About the Bill: The new six-month stopgap CR proposal also would maintain the $85 billion in spending cuts under sequestration, which took effect on March 1 and include a 2% reduction to Medicare reimbursement rates.
