Shutdown Over, Focus on New Continuing Resolution

A week of Washington drama ended with Congress passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) that opened the government after a record 43-day long shutdown.

The final bill was made possible when eight Democratic Senators joined 52 of the 53 Republican Senators to hit the magic 60 votes needed to end the filibuster and allow a vote under regular order that requires a simple majority vote to pass a bill. The final vote was 60 yes to 40 no.

The Senate made changes to the CR that the House had passed in September, and those changes required the Senate version to return to the House for final approval. The House vote was 222 yes to 209 no, and the approved bill was sent to the White House for the president’s signature.

Changes made in the Senate bill include funding for both the Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs. The new CR provides funding that runs through the current fiscal year ending Oct. 1, 2026. The other government departments will need to be funded by the new spending deadline of Jan. 30 to avoid another shutdown crisis.

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