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Senate Advances Deal to Reopen Government Through Late January

The compromise hinges on a promised December vote on ACA premium tax credits rather than a guaranteed extension.

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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
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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Overview

  • Senators voted 60-40 to move forward on a stopgap that would fund government operations into late January and begin the process of ending the 40-day shutdown.
  • The plan pairs the stopgap with three full-year appropriations bills for Agriculture/FDA, military construction and veterans affairs, and the legislative branch, restoring stability to key programs.
  • SNAP benefits would be fully funded and distributions protected, addressing delays that threatened assistance for roughly 42 million people.
  • The agreement would reverse shutdown-related federal worker layoffs and ensure back pay, even as the fate of expiring ACA subsidies is left to a separate vote next month.
  • Further Senate action and House passage are still required, with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries signaling opposition and Speaker Mike Johnson declining to commit to a subsidies vote as travel disruptions exceeding 2,000 flight cancellations heightened pressure to act.