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Shutdown Risk Rises After Senate Rejects Both Parties’ Short-Term Funding Plans

Democrats insist on health-care provisions, leaving scant time before the Oct. 1 deadline.

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

  • House Republicans passed a stopgap bill 217-212 to extend funding through Nov. 21, describing it as a clean continuing resolution.
  • The House measure includes roughly $88 million for added security for the executive branch, Supreme Court and members of Congress following the Charlie Kirk assassination.
  • The Senate blocked both plans, with the Democratic proposal failing 47-45 and the Republican plan failing 44-48 under the 60-vote threshold.
  • Notable cross-party votes included Sen. John Fetterman backing the GOP plan, while Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski opposed it; one House Democrat, Jared Golden, supported the bill.
  • Democrats demand extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and reversing recent Medicaid cuts as both chambers face a Rosh Hashanah recess that leaves negotiations to the narrow window starting Sept. 29.