The measure still needs to be approved by the House and signed by US President Donald Trump.
The measure still needs to be approved by the House and signed by US President Donald Trump.
By Erin Hale and News Agencies
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The successful vote means the long-delayed bill has now been passed on to President Trump to sign into law.
The amended package will still have to be passed by the House and sent to Trump for his signature, a process that could take days
Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock.
The measure signals a major breakthrough but the deal still needs to get over more hurdles in Congress.
Breakthrough comes after some Democrats agreed to reopen government without a guaranteed extension of health subsidies.
Once signed by President Donald Trump, the spending bill will reopen the government after 43 days.
US House passes bill to end record-breaking government shutdown
