Overview
- The Republican-led House plans a Wednesday vote on the Senate-passed compromise, and President Trump has said he will sign it once it reaches his desk.
- Democratic divisions have sharpened after eight senators broke with party leaders to back the deal, which offers only a promised December vote on extending enhanced ACA subsidies.
- The bill funds most agencies through Jan. 30, fully funds SNAP for the rest of the fiscal year, replenishes WIC, provides retroactive pay to roughly 1.4 million federal workers, reverses shutdown layoffs, and gives full-year funding to USDA, Congress, and military construction and VA.
- It allocates $203.5 million to strengthen member security, $852 million for the U.S. Capitol Police, $28 million for Supreme Court protection, and requires DOJ and the FBI to notify the Senate when a lawmaker is under investigation.
- Air travel disruptions continue after a mandated 10% cut in traffic at the 40 busiest airports, with airlines warning that schedules will take days to normalize even after the government reopens.