Government Shutdown 2024 January 2024. On january 18, congress avoided a partial government shutdown by extending that deadline until march 1. Congress approved legislation wednesday for a stopgap spending bill and a $231 million infusion to the secret service, heading off a government shutdown and.

Speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader chuck schumer are moving closer to an agreement to set overall funding levels for the federal government,. House and senate leaders on sunday announced a spending deal for government funding in 2024, the first step to averting a shutdown later this month even as that threat still looms.