The U.S. Senate filed Continuing Resolution, Senate amendment to H.R. 695 – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, legislation on Dec. 19 to extend government programs and operations through Feb. 8, 2019, and to prevent a partial government shutdown on Dec. 21.
From the Senate Appropriations Committee press release –
Temporary extensions included in previous CRs of expiring authorities: