Overview
- Senators voted 60–40 to advance the package after eight Democrats and independent Angus King joined Republicans in a key procedural vote.
- The measure extends funding to Jan. 30, restores SNAP benefits, guarantees retroactive pay, and reverses many shutdown-related firings.
- Republican leaders pledged a December vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies rather than renewing them immediately, drawing opposition from Democratic leaders including Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren.
- The bill next faces the Republican-controlled House, where Democrats including Hakeem Jeffries signaled resistance over the deferred health-subsidy decision, and President Trump praised the deal as “very good.”
- The shutdown’s effects have been acute, with thousands of flights canceled or delayed and hundreds of thousands of federal employees unpaid, and officials warn service normalization could take days after enactment.