Overview

• Senators voted 54 to advance the House Republican continuing resolution, short of the 60 needed to end debate.
• No votes are set for the weekend and the next Senate action is expected Monday, ensuring the shutdown continues at least until then.
• Speaker Mike Johnson designated Oct. 7–13 as a district work period, keeping the House out of Washington during the Senate’s deliberations.
• The House is slated to return on Oct. 14, placing the immediate responsibility for movement on the stopgap in the Senate.
• Johnson said the House would come back to act “as soon as Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government,” emphasizing Senate control over the timeline.