UPDATE 4-U.S. House backs government spending bill, sends to Senate before Friday deadline
March 22, 2018 at 13:02 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $1.3 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through Sept. 30, sending the measure to the Senate ahead of a midnight Friday deadline.
