Overview
- The measure would fund government operations through January 30 and guarantee back pay with reinstatements for workers dismissed during the shutdown.
- The procedural vote reached the 60‑vote threshold with nearly all Republicans, seven Democrats and one independent, as Senator John Cornyn’s delayed yes proved pivotal and Senator Chuck Schumer voted no.
- The package leaves health‑insurance subsidies unresolved, with Republican leaders pledging a vote on the issue and some proposals seeking to replace subsidies with direct payments.
- President Donald Trump urged replacing the subsidies with direct payments in posts on Truth Social.
- The Senate must still finalize the package before sending it to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson has told members they would have 48 hours to return, while service disruptions such as aviation staffing strains intensify before Thanksgiving.