Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap

The bill, which would allow the city to continue operating under its 2025 budget, still needs to be approved by the House to go into effect.

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent slashing of programs. Washington’s financial fate was thrust into the center of the political debate after Republicans in the House did not include a standard