In the United States, House of Representatives has approved another stopgap bill to keep the federal government from shutting down. <br/><br/>The Republican-controlled House sent to the Senate a temporary spending bill – the fifth of the federal fiscal year that began in October to extend most federal agency funding until March 23. <br/><br/>The bill does not contain changes to U.S. immigration law, which was a key point of contention in a partisan standoff that led to a three-day partial shutdown last month. <br/><br/>The Senate is expected to vote on the new spending bill today. January's shutdown came about after Democrats insisted that any spending bill must also include protections for young immigrants known as "Dreamers," who were brought to the country illegally as children.<br/><br/>