Overview
- After Senate approval, the House passed the transition bill 222–209, and President Trump signed it the same night to restore government operations.
- The law funds agencies through the end of January and authorizes retroactive pay, allowing furloughed employees to return and key services like SNAP and air traffic operations to restart.
- The shutdown lasted 43 days, leaving more than a million federal workers unpaid, suspending food aid for roughly 42 million people, and disrupting thousands of flights.
- A small group of Democratic senators broke with their party to advance the deal following a GOP pledge for a December Senate vote on Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
- Passage of subsidy extensions remains uncertain, particularly in the Republican‑controlled House, raising the risk of another shutdown in February without a broader budget agreement.