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House Sets Vote to End 43-Day Shutdown With Senate Stopgap Through January 30

The plan leaves enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits unextended, triggering a promised mid-December Senate vote.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters without taking questions following a vote in the Senate to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • Lawmakers are slated to take up the Senate-passed funding bill Wednesday, and President Donald Trump has said he will sign it.
  • The Senate advanced the package 60–40 after seven Democrats and one independent joined Republicans; it guarantees back pay, reverses layoffs and freezes further reductions in force through January.
  • The measure keeps most agencies at current levels to Jan. 30 and adds full‑year funding for key areas including SNAP, veterans programs and the legislative branch, and it contains a contested provision letting senators sue over seized phone records.
  • Democrats largely oppose the deal because it omits an extension of expiring ACA premium tax credits; Majority Leader John Thune pledged a mid‑December Senate vote, and Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to a House vote on subsidies.
  • With a 219–213 GOP majority, passage could be tight, following a shutdown that left federal workers unpaid, disrupted SNAP benefits and slowed air travel, even as the bill directs rehiring and compensation for affected staff.