Overview
- The Senate approved the measure 60–40, extending current funding through the end of January and moving to end a shutdown that has stretched past 40 days.
- The House is slated to begin debate Wednesday, and the measure would still need President Donald Trump's signature before it takes effect.
- The package excludes an extension of Obamacare subsidies, with only a pledged Senate vote and no commitment in the House, and KFF projects 2026 premium spikes for about 24 million people if aid lapses.
- Eight Democratic senators crossed party lines to support the bill, drawing fierce criticism from party leaders and figures including Hakeem Jeffries and Gavin Newsom.
- Trump and House Republican leader Mike Johnson welcomed the vote and predicted a quick reopening, while more than one million federal workers remain unpaid and hundreds of flights are being canceled daily.