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Senate Advances Bipartisan Plan to Reopen Government Through Late January

Significant Democratic resistance leaves passage in both chambers uncertain.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 6: The U.S. Capitol on November 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government shutdown enters its 37th day, the longest in U.S. history. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: The U.S. Capitol is seen on the 40th day of a government shutdown on November 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate convened for a rare Sunday session in an attempt to end the government shutdown. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
Senate will vote on the government shutdown bill tonight

Overview

  • The Senate voted 60–40 to begin advancing a compromise that would reopen the government and set a December vote on Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
  • The framework extends funding into late January, attaches three full-year appropriations bills, reverses shutdown-era federal layoffs and guarantees back pay, with some versions also fully funding SNAP through fiscal year 2026.
  • The agreement guarantees only a mid-December vote on the expiring subsidies, not an extension, which remains the central point of contention.
  • Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and most Democrats opposed advancing the package, and House Democrats led by Hakeem Jeffries say they will oppose any bill that lacks a subsidy extension as Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to a health vote.
  • President Trump has not endorsed the deal, and the record shutdown continues to strain the country with thousands of flight cancellations and delays, SNAP disruptions and roughly 750,000 federal workers unpaid.