WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators released the text of their three-bill spending package to fund a slew of federal agencies for the remainder of the 2026 fiscal year as part of efforts to reopen the government and end the 40-day shutdown.

The three-bill framework, known as a minibus package among senators, includes funding for the legislative branch, the Agriculture Department, and the bill for veterans’ programs and military facilities. Those bills will be attached to a larger bill to temporarily fund the entire government until Jan. 30, which could be voted on as early as this week.

The text was released on Sunday afternoon after weeks of negotiations between both parties in the House and Senate. The framework received support from three of the four top appropriators in Congress, inclu

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