Overview
- Lawmakers voted 222–209 to ratify the Senate’s funding package and sent it to President Trump, who has signaled he will sign it to reopen the government.
- The Senate passed the compromise 60–40 with eight Democrats joining Republicans after weeks of stalemate over expiring ACA premium subsidies.
- The package funds three full‑year appropriations, including agriculture programs that secure SNAP and WIC benefits, and extends the rest of government funding through January 30, 2026.
- The legislation reverses recent federal firings, protects employees from further dismissals into January, guarantees retroactive pay, and agencies told staff to prepare to return to work.
- Democrats remain divided after failing to lock in the ACA subsidy extension, Republicans pledged a separate December vote without guarantees, and a GOP‑added clause allowing senators to seek damages over record access drew bipartisan criticism and a promise to remove it.