Overview
- The agreement would extend federal funding to about January 30, 2026 and pair it with three full‑year appropriations bills covering Agriculture, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs, and the Legislative Branch.
- Roughly 650,000 furloughed federal employees would receive back pay and some workers removed during the shutdown would be reinstated under the package.
- The measure still requires formal Senate passage, House approval, and the president’s signature, so full reopening could take several days.
- The 40‑day shutdown has disrupted air travel, threatened food assistance through SNAP, and left hundreds of thousands of workers without pay.
- Talks were led by senators Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan with Republican counterparts, as President Donald Trump opposed extending ACA subsidies and suggested redirecting those funds as direct payments.