We came fairly close to a government shutdown at the end of the government's fiscal year (Sept 30th). How did the situation resolve? Congress passed 6 out of the 12 appropriate bills to fund the government for six month. Congress passed continuing resolution that funds the government until mid-November. Congress passed all 12 appropriation bills needed to fund the government for the full fiscal year Congress failed to pass any resolution and the government has been shut down since Oct 1