The White House has pressured Republicans to try to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill.
The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent.
The $70 billion budget resolution would fund the two agencies for three years, through the rest of President Trump’s term.
The Republican president used a similar maneuver to resume pay for the Transportation Security Administration.
On Tuesday, the Washoe County School District voted on its budget for the next school year.
Republican Sam Brown has announced that he will not run for Rep. Mark Amodei's Congressional seat.
Rep. Mark Amodei has announced that he's retiring from Congress.
President Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend.
On Thursday, Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto stopped by the 2 News Nevada studio to discuss many different pieces of legislation.
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto announced a significant amount of funding for Truckee Meadows Community College to support an advanced manufacturing training program.