Overview
- The House approved the measure 222–209 after the Senate’s earlier vote, and President Trump is expected to sign it quickly to reopen agencies as soon as Thursday.
- The continuing resolution funds most government operations through January 30, 2026, with full-year appropriations for military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Agriculture Department, and Congress.
- More than one million affected employees are guaranteed retroactive pay, the bill rescinds over 4,000 shutdown-era layoffs, and it bars reductions in force through January.
- Roughly 334,000 Pentagon civilians were furloughed, and officials have not provided firm timelines for return-to-duty or the resumption of civilian pay.
- Air travel recovery will be phased as the FAA lifts limits that cut operations by 4%–10% at 40 major airports, after days with nearly 3,000 cancellations and over 11,000 delays.