Overview
- The emerging package pairs three full‑year appropriations bills with a stopgap to fund the rest of government into late January and schedules a mid‑December Senate vote on expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits rather than extending them now.
- Negotiated by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan and Angus King, the plan is set for a Sunday night procedural test requiring 60 votes, with reports indicating roughly 8–12 Democrats may join Republicans to advance it.
- Key Democrats including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries oppose the framework, leaving House passage uncertain even if the Senate clears the initial hurdle and before the president can sign it.
- Provisions described by sponsors include reversing some shutdown‑related federal worker layoffs and protecting affected employees through January, with sources also pointing to full‑year SNAP funding in the appropriations tranche.
- The 40‑day shutdown has strained services nationwide, with more than 2,000 flight cancellations and over 7,000 delays reported Sunday, delayed food assistance for millions, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees unpaid.