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Shutdown Risk Rises After Senate Rejects Both Funding Bills

A filibuster standoff over Democrats’ health-care demands leaves only a narrow window after the Senate returns Sept. 29.

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 House passed a short-term continuing resolution 217-212 to extend funding through Nov. 21 and add roughly $88 million for security for Congress, the Supreme Court and the executive branch.
  • The Senate blocked both the Republican bill and a Democratic alternative, with the GOP plan failing 44-48 and the Democratic plan failing 47-45 under the 60-vote threshold.
  • Democrats insist any stopgap must extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse recent Medicaid cuts, while Republicans call for a 'clean' CR without policy changes.
  • Congress faces a compressed timeline as the Senate is out until Sept. 29, leaving only days to act before funding expires Sept. 30/Oct. 1.
  • Notable crossovers underscored the deadlock, with Sen. John Fetterman backing the GOP bill and Sens. Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski opposing it, as leaders trade blame and warn of shutdown impacts on federal workers if no deal is reached.