Overview
- The Senate approved the package Monday with support from eight Democrats, a break that drew sharp backlash inside the party.
- Most agencies would be funded only until January 30, while SNAP and other USDA nutrition programs receive full‑year funding including replenished contingency funds and new money for WIC.
- The bill guarantees retroactive pay for roughly 1.4 million federal workers, restores staffing to pre‑shutdown levels, and blocks additional furloughs or layoffs until January 30.
- Air travel disruptions continue after thousands of cancellations, and industry groups warn operations will take days to normalize even after reopening.
- The agreement omits an extension of enhanced ACA subsidies set to expire at year‑end, with only a promised December vote and the risk of another funding standoff in late January.