The Senate late Thursday voted to approve a short-term increase to the federal debt ceiling by $480 billion through Dec. 3. The debt ceiling already stands at $28.4 trillion and the bill would lift the debt limit to $28.9 trillion. The bill heads to the House, where there is a clear Democratic majority, before moving to President Joe Biden’s desk. House lawmakers will convene on Tuesday to vote on the measure, interrupting a scheduled recess that was set for the lower chamber until Oct. 19, its majority leader, Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), said in a statement. “The Speaker and I have both spoken with Treasury Secretary Yellen, who said that if the House fails to act next week, the country will be unable to pay its bills. This cannot happen,” he said, adding that “immediate action” is needed to address the debt limit. The measure is likely to avert a government default that …