On December 21st, according to Fox coverage, some government entities shut down after Congress failed to pass the continuing resolution spending bill to avoid the government shutdown by the deadline and send it to President Biden's desk. The Senate is currently actively considering amendments such as voting in order to submit the bill to Biden. < b > This temporary bill is expected to be passed by the Senate in the next few hours. This partial shutdown of government entities is only a few days away from Christmas and New Year. However, since the Senate is expected to pass the bill soon, the short shutdown will have minimal disruption to government functions.