Congress buys more time to pass yearlong funding measure

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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) (C) speaks during a House Appropriations Committee markup on Capitol Hill, May 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. The full committee is in markup for the FY2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill, and Revised Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY2016. The hearing comes a day after an Amtrak train heading from Washington to New York derailed from the track in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The US Congress passed legislation Friday that gives it until Dec. 16 to work out either a yearlong appropriations measure or extend the deadline again.

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Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.