WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Congress approved on Wednesday a stop-gap spending bill that avoids a government shutdown as well as spends more than a billion dollars to fight Zika.
The U.S. Senate passed the bill by a 72-26 vote before it was passed by a 342-85 vote in the House of Representatives. The bill only funds the federal government through Dec. 9, but before then, lawmakers are expected to work out a funding bill for 2017.