Congress unveils stopgap US federal spending bill

It will also provide more than $100bn billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Picture: J Scott Applewhite/AP

Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the US federal government funded until March 14.

It will also provide more than $100bn in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.