2024 Continuing Resolution March 24. On march 23, 2024, congress passed the final funding bill for fiscal year 2024, preventing a government shutdown.  — house speaker mike johnson unveiled a spending bill sunday that will avert a government shutdown if it is passed by both the house and senate before funding runs.

 — on february 29, both the u.s.  — the department of health and human services (hhs), including national institutes of health (nih), operates under the extension of continuing appropriations.