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Senate Advances Bipartisan Plan to Reopen Government Through Jan. 30 as ACA Vote Is Deferred

House action now determines whether the stopgap becomes law.

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Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, from left, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat from Nevada, at a news conference during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. The record-breaking US government shutdown is nearing an end after a group of moderate Senate Democrats agreed to support a deal to reopen the government and fund some departments and agencies for the next year, people familiar with the talks said. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to reporters at the US Capitol on November 9, 2025.

Overview

  • The Senate cleared a 60-40 procedural vote with eight Democrats joining Republicans to advance a package aimed at ending the six-week shutdown.
  • The plan bundles three full-year appropriations—agriculture/FDA including SNAP, military construction and veterans affairs, and the legislative branch—alongside a short-term extension for the rest of government through Jan. 30.
  • The legislation guarantees back pay for furloughed employees, reverses shutdown-related firings, and blocks additional reductions-in-force through January.
  • The agreement delays a decision on Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to a mid-December Senate vote, prompting opposition from Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson urged members to return to Washington yet has not committed to an ACA vote, and further Senate procedural delays are possible as flight cancellations and food assistance disruptions continue.