Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill, Ending 43-Day U.S. Government Shutdown

Overview

• Hours after the House passed the measure 222–209, the president signed it into law, formally reopening the government.
• The Senate cleared the same bill 60–40 following negotiations that drew eight Democratic votes to meet the threshold.
• The package keeps agencies funded through January 30, 2026 and secures SNAP through September 30, 2026, with back pay and reinstatement for furloughed federal workers.
• Expanded ACA subsidies were left out of the deal, with Republican leaders pledging only a separate December vote that is not guaranteed to pass.
• The 43-day shutdown delayed or canceled thousands of flights, left hundreds of thousands of federal employees unpaid, and produced an estimated permanent economic loss of about $11 billion, with air travel expected to normalize more slowly.