President Joe Biden has signed a temporary government spending bill that keeps agencies operating into December, after Congress punted key spending decisions until after the November election.

The House approved legislation Wednesday to continue funding the government through Dec. 20, narrowly averting a shutdown just five days before the deadline—with a Senate vote expected shortly. The House voted 341-82 to approve the short-term spending deal that will extend the 2023 fiscal year budget past its Oct.

Democrats on Wednesday again helped Republicans get a short-term government funding bill over the finish line to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. The bill passed by a 341-82 margin,

WASHINGTON—The House and Senate passed a measure late Wednesday funding federal agencies until late December, voting overwhelmingly to take a politically risky government shutdown off the table until after the election.

Fears of an election-year shutdown motivated House Republicans to abandon a Trump demand. President Joe Biden is expected to quickly sign it into law.

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a large number of House Republicans revolted against their leadership for failing to achieve new federal spending cuts.