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.

Senators on Wednesday passed a short-term funding extension that keeps the government’s lights on until mid-December and averts a pre-election government shutdown days before the end-of-the-month

President Biden is expected to sign the measure funding agencies through Dec. 20.