Overview
- The Senate advanced a modified, House-passed funding measure intended to reopen the government after 40 days, approving a key procedural step 60–40.
- The package would finance federal operations through January 30, 2026 and fold in three full-year appropriations bills.
- Republican leaders, the White House, and eight Senate Democrats struck a deal that includes a December vote on extending expanded health insurance subsidies.
- The bill bars agency firings until January 30 and mandates back pay for all federal workers, including service members, border agents, and air-traffic controllers.
- House approval and the president’s signature are still required, with leaders exploring ways to speed final votes as airlines cancel flights and more than $5 billion in arms exports remain frozen.