Overview
- The House approved the package 222–209, with six Democrats joining most Republicans and two Republicans voting no.
- The Senate passed the measure 60–40 after eight Democratic senators crossed the aisle to clear the 60‑vote threshold.
- The law reinstates federal employees fired during the shutdown and provides retroactive pay, and it funds the SNAP food assistance program through September.
- The plan does not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, with only a promised future vote and no firm House commitment, as KFF warns costs could more than double in 2026 for about 24 million enrollees.
- Centrist Democratic defections triggered anger across the party, and the deal sets a new funding deadline at the end of January with the health‑care fight still ahead.