The US Senate passed early Nov. 11 a bill to fund the government and end the longest government shutdown in US history, which lasted about 40 days.
The bill, approved by a 60-40 vote, with support from some Democratic senators and nearly all Republicans, will be sent to the House of Representatives for approval.
If passed by the House, the bill will be sent to President Donald Trump for his signature, after which it will become law.
Trump said on Nov. 10 that he had agreed to the funding proposal, which was negotiated earlier between Republicans and a group of moderate Senate Democrats.
The bipartisan deal reached on Nov. 10 did not include Democrats’ main demand, the extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of December.
However, for the first time since the shutdown began, it included a provision guaranteeing a December vote on a Democratic-backed bill to extend those subsidies, used by more than 20 million Americans to lower health insurance costs.
The Senate agreement would fund the government through the end of January, reverse all federal employee furloughs related to the shutdown, and ensure full back pay for affected workers.
It would also fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to 42 million Americans through food coupons, until September 2026.
The US Senate passed early Nov. 11 a bill to fund the government and end the longest government shutdown in US history, which lasted about 40 days.
The bill, approved by a 60-40 vote, with support from some Democratic senators and nearly all Republicans, will be sent to the House of Representatives for approval.
If passed by the House, the bill will be sent to President Donald Trump for his signature, after which it will become law.
Trump said on Nov. 10 that he had agreed to the funding proposal, which was negotiated earlier between Republicans and a group of moderate Senate Democrats.
The bipartisan deal reached on Nov. 10 did not include Democrats’ main demand, the extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of December.
However, for the first time since the shutdown began, it included a provision guaranteeing a December vote on a Democratic-backed bill to extend those subsidies, used by more than 20 million Americans to lower health insurance costs.
The Senate agreement would fund the government through the end of January, reverse all federal employee furloughs related to the shutdown, and ensure full back pay for affected workers.
It would also fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to 42 million Americans through food coupons, until September 2026.
