President Barack Obama will take delivery this morning of a $1.1 trillion (£0.7 trillion) spending Bill from the Senate that awaits his signature.

The Senate voted 56-40 at the weekend for the long-term funding Bill.

The measure provides money for government until the end of the budget year, September 30 2015, with the exception of Department of Homeland Security expenditure.

Mr Obama has indicated that he will sign the Bill after already signing a short-term spending Bill on Saturday that will keep the federal government operating until Wednesday, easing concerns of a shutdown over Christmas.

Senators approved the temporary measure on Saturday afternoon with only hours to spare before an earlier such measure was set to expire.

The $1.1 trillion spending measure had faced opposition from Democratic liberals upset about provisions that would drop bank regulations imposed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and from Republican conservatives unhappy that it failed to challenge Mr Obama’s new immigration policy.

The fight over the Bill reflects the Republicans’ new power after their sweeping victories in last month’s midterm elections.

They will have control of the Senate and a stronger majority in the House of Representatives when the new Congress convenes in January.

The Department of Homeland Security is funded only until February 27, when Republicans intend to try to force the president to reverse his immigration policy that removes the threat of deportation from millions of immigrants living in the US illegally.