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The extension, first enacted in 2000, was passed by a decisive 340–54 vote, signaling strong bipartisan backing for the trade program. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
The president signed the measure into law on Wednesday night, only hours after the House of Representatives passed it in a 222-209 vote. The Senate had narrowly approved the same bill two days earlier. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said federal agencies would “resume normal operations” and acknowledged that “people were hurt so badly” during the 43-day closure.