Congress Passes Stopgap to End 43-Day U.S. Shutdown as Trump Signs Bill

Overview

• The House approved the funding bill on the evening of November 12, and President Donald Trump signed it shortly after to reopen the government.
• The shutdown began on October 1 and lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the 2019 record.
• The law guarantees full back pay for many furloughed federal employees, brings hundreds of thousands back to work, and restores food assistance payments.
• Most agencies are funded only through the end of January, setting up another deadline as Republicans pledged to consider subsidy extensions that helped win some Democratic votes.
• The Congressional Budget Office estimates the shutdown will trim fourth-quarter GDP growth by 1.5 percentage points, and flight cancellations mounted during the closure because of air-traffic controller shortages.