The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.

The U.S. Senate has approved legislation funding NOAA Fisheries, as well as several major federal departments, through the remainder of fiscal year 2026 in an overwhelming 82-15 vote. The legislation next goes to U.S. President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

The House plans to vote Wednesday on the latest bipartisan funding package as the Senate works to approve another set of spending measures that passed the lower chamber last week. Congress is rushing to beat a Jan.

With a bipartisan unanimous vote, the Senate has passed a bill to add more oversight for the taxpayer-funded private school voucher program because thousands of students — and the money that follows them — are missing in the system.