Overview
- Congress passed and President Trump signed a continuing resolution after 43 days, returning federal employees to work with back pay after about 1.4 million missed pay.
- The funding bill excludes an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, with only a promised Senate vote in December as a year-end lapse approaches.
- Safety-net programs came under strain during the shutdown as SNAP neared funding exhaustion and WIC faced similar risks, according to Agriculture Department warnings.
- The Treasury’s furlough of the entire CDFI Fund workforce stalled housing, small-business and grocery projects in underserved communities, and delays have not fully cleared.
- A provision in the legislation drew criticism for allowing a select group of senators to seek up to $1 million in taxpayer reimbursements tied to subpoenaed phone records.