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Government Reopens After Record Shutdown as Stopgap Funds Operations Through Jan. 30

Air travel constraints will persist as FAA staffing shortfalls keep flight limits in place.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump signs funding legislation to reopen the federal government as he is joined by House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Republican lawmakers and business leaders, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on November 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. The legislation, passed by the House tonight, funds the federal government until the end of January 2026 and ends the 43-day government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
People line up in their cars during a free food distribution for SNAP recipients, organized by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and The Jewish Federation at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on November 9, 2025.
A vehicle passes trash seen strewn along the road at Joshua Tree National Park in California, on October 10, 2025.
Trash cans are kept clean in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California, on October 25, 2025.

Overview

  • The bill reopens federal agencies through Jan. 30, 2026, with full‑year funding for departments including Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
  • Enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits were left out of the deal, with Senate leaders pledging a December vote and House action uncertain.
  • FAA-ordered cuts at 40 major airports remain in effect for now, frozen at 6% after thousands of cancellations and delays during the shutdown.
  • Transportation officials say air traffic controllers will receive 70% of missed pay within 24–48 hours, as retirements jumped to 15–20 per day and the system remains about 2,000 controllers short.
  • Federal employees are returning with guaranteed back pay and SNAP benefits are being restored, though agencies caution that backlogs and service disruptions will take days to unwind.