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Senate Blocks House Stopgap as Shutdown Risk Rises for Oct. 1

Democrats are withholding the votes needed to clear a filibuster over demands on health-care funding.

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 Senate rejected both the House-passed continuing resolution and a Democratic alternative, with each falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance.
  • The Republican-led House approved the bill 217-212 to fund the government through Nov. 21 and added security money for lawmakers, the judiciary and executive branch, plus funding for Washington, D.C., with President Trump urging its passage.
  • Senate Democrats pushed a rival plan to fund the government through Oct. 31 that would extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and reverse recent Medicaid cuts, but it also failed to advance.
  • With a recess until Sept. 29, Congress has only a brief window to negotiate before funding expires and a partial shutdown begins on Oct. 1.
  • Any stopgap will require bipartisan support to overcome a Senate filibuster, intensifying a standoff as both parties seek leverage over health-care policy and spending terms.