Overview
- The House passed the Senate-approved package 222–209 and President Donald Trump signed H.R. 5371 into law, reopening agencies and ending the record 43-day shutdown.
- Most agencies are funded at current levels through January 30, 2026, while full-year appropriations cover Veterans Affairs, military construction, Agriculture and the FDA, and the Legislative Branch, with SNAP funded through September.
- The law guarantees back pay, rescinds shutdown-era layoffs and orders rehiring, allowing services such as VA regional offices and the GI Bill hotline to resume as agencies work through backlogs.
- Democrats largely opposed the bill over the lack of an extension for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits; Senate Majority Leader John Thune pledged a December vote on the subsidies.
- The package directs major investments to veterans and defense infrastructure, including $133.2 billion for the VA, $19.7 billion for military construction, $167.7 billion for veterans medical care with $52.6 billion for the Toxic Exposures Fund, and $1.5 billion for Navy shipyard modernization.