Senate Republicans passed early Thursday a $9 billion package of spending cuts to foreign aid programs and public broadcasting, sending it back to the House for final approval.
The final 51-48 vote came at 2:30 a.m., after the Senate spent 12 hours debating and voting on amendments to the bill. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined all Democrats in opposition.
President Trump requested the rescissions package at the beginning of June and Congress has until Friday to send the measure to his desk for signature or the administration will be obligated to spend the money.
The House has scheduled a vote on the Senate-amended package for Thursday night.
The original House-passed rescissions package cut $9.4 billion, as requested by Mr. Trump and the White House Office of Management and Budget. The measure seeks to codify roughly 5% of the $190 billion in government savings