The clock is ticking toward a September 30 deadline to fund the government, and even with a possible deal to avert a lapse in funding, parts of the US government will start the behind-the-scenes process of preparing for a potential shutdown.

Congressional leaders have a deal on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months.

Lawmakers advanced a spending agreement with new Secret Service funding and without voter registration restrictions demanded by former president Donald Trump.