The deal announced Monday by Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Patty Murray, the leaders on the Senate Appropriations Committee, would keep the government open until Dec. 11.
A coalition of 25 Democratic states sued the Trump administration in the US Court of International Trade in New York on Monday, arguing that President Trump exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs on goods from 60 US trading partners.
The states' lawsuit follows previous challenges by small US businesses, which sued to block the tariffs on the day they went into effect last month. States and small businesses have successfully challenged previous global tariffs imposed by Trump in his second term, but the president has continued to pursue new tariffs despite a series of legal setbacks.
On July 24, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, including the European Union, on the grounds that they are not doing enough to stop the export of goods produced with forced labor. The new tariffs, imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, will affect 99% of US imports.
