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House sends bill ending government shutdown to Trump's desk after 21 Dems break with Jeffries
The House of Representatives passed a federal funding bill along bipartisan lines, with the partial government shutdown nearing its end.
The House of Representatives passed a government funding package to end the partial shutdown over DHS reforms.
The House is back in Washington on Monday to begin considering a revised funding package to end the partial government shutdown.
The House Rules Committee voted tonight to advance the legislation, the final step before it can go to the floor for a vote by the full chamber.
A bipartisan spending deal couldn’t clear Congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The House must pass it to fully reopen the government.
The most recent government shutdown began Oct. 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass appropriations bills for the new fiscal year.
The House has approved a spending bill to end a short-lived partial government shutdown. Now lawmakers will begin contentious negotiations over new guardrails for immigration enforcement.
House Republicans voted Tuesday to advance a government funding package to end the brief shutdown that began Saturday, putting it on track to pass the full chamber.
Top Republicans — including President Donald Trump himself — are attempting to quell a conservative rebellion against a sprawling funding bill this week as they race to reopen the federal government before Americans feel the pain.
Still, the longer a shutdown lasts, the higher the strain on the air traffic system. During the 2025 shutdown, the Department of Transportation ordered airlines to reduce their flight schedules by up to 10%, helping ease the workload on overtaxed and understaffed air traffic control towers, which led to days of headaches for travelers.