U.S. Capital Building, Washington D.C. (Photo via Creative Commons)

The temporary funding measure passed the Senate with a 79 to 12 vote Monday evening.  The bill would fund the government for the next seven weeks. 

The new law drops a provision for $1 billion worth of federal disaster aid that prompted republicans to filibuster the legislation.

The Senate also passed, via voice vote, a provision to fund government agencies for the next four days in an effort to give the House, whose members are currently on recess, time to consider the Senate bill.