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Senate Blocks Both Funding Plans as Oct. 1 Shutdown Risk Grows

A 60-vote threshold leaves leaders stuck over health-care demands days before the deadline.

House Speaker Mike Johnson emerges from his office at the US Capitol on September 18, 2025.
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Speaker Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 17. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Overview

  • The House passed a seven-week continuing resolution 217-212 to extend current funding through Nov. 21, which GOP leaders characterized as a clean bill.
  • The Senate rejected the Republican bill 44-48 and a Democratic alternative 47-45, with Sen. John Fetterman backing the GOP plan and Sens. Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski opposing it.
  • Democrats seek to permanently extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and reverse recent Medicaid cuts, while Republicans argue those issues can be addressed later.
  • The House measure includes roughly $88 million for added security for the executive branch, the Supreme Court and Congress, while Democrats proposed a larger security package near $326 million.
  • Both chambers face a shortened calendar due to a recess, leaving a narrow window to find bipartisan support before a potential partial shutdown on Oct. 1.