The House of Representatives has passed a federal funding package totaling nearly $180 billion, putting Congress one modest step closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of this month.The legislation accounts for just over $174 billion aimed at partially or fully funding the departments of Commerce, Justice, Interior, and Energy, including laying out the budget for NASA, the FBI, and federal nuclear energy projects.Both Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly supported the final package of three bills, which passed in a 397 to 28 vote. Twenty-two Republicans and six Democrats voted...

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