Overview
- After the Senate’s earlier approval, the House passed the measure 222–209, with eight Senate Democrats and independent Angus King having broken ranks to enable the deal.
- The law funds agencies through January 30, 2026, with Republicans promising a December vote on ACA subsidy extensions that observers say is unlikely to clear the House.
- Federal employees will receive back pay, mass firings during the shutdown are to be reversed, and agencies are restarting services.
- The 43-day stoppage left more than a million workers unpaid, suspended SNAP benefits for about 42 million people, and caused thousands of flight cancellations.
- If a full-year budget is not enacted by late January, funding will lapse again and a new shutdown could start in February.