WASHINGTON — It’s all over but the voting.

The Senate took the first step Sunday night to end the longest government shutdown in US history, voting to end debate on a bipartisan deal that would keep the government funded through Jan. 30, 2026.

The upper chamber could vote as early as Monday on final passage of the agreement, with the House all but certain to send it to President Trump’s desk later this week.

Seven Democrats — Minority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania — along with Democrat-affiliated independent Angus King of Maine voted alongside 52 Republicans to break the filibuster on the spending package, which includes three spending bills to fund SNAP benefits, veterans programs and congressional operations through Sept. 30, 2026.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to vote no.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined the majority of his conference in voting against advancing the legislation, which provides for a vote on keeping Affordable Care Act subsidies that are due to expire later this year — but offers no guarantee of the extension Democrats have demanded for six weeks.

“Democrats have been fighting for months to address America’s healthcare crisis,” Schumer said on X while the vote was in progress. “For the millions who will lose coverage[.] For people with cancer who won’t get the care they need[.] For working families who can’t afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare[.] We will keep fighting.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said simply that “[t]onight was a very bad night” in his own X post.

House Democrats, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), expressed outrage over the deal to end the shutdown, which has disrupted thousands of flights nationwide and left millions without fully funded SNAP benefits since the start of this month.

“It now appears that Senate Republicans will send the House of Representatives a spending bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits,” fumed Jeffries.

“We will fight the GOP bill in the House of Representatives, where [Speaker] Mike Johnson will be compelled to end the seven-week Republican taxpayer-funded vacation.”

Johnson (R-La.) has kept the House out of session since Sept. 19, when the chamber passed a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21. Senate Democrats voted 14 times to block consideration of that bill before Sunday’s agreement.

“If this is the so-called ‘deal,’ then I will be a no,” South Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) declared Sunday in response to rumors of the deal. “That’s not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”

“Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn’t a compromise — it’s capitulation,” Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said in a post on X. “Millions of families would pay the price.”

“If people believe this is a ‘deal,’ I have a bridge to sell you,” added Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.). “I’m not going to put 24 million Americans at risk of losing their health care. I’m a no.”

In addition to a vote on extending the Obamacare subsidies, Republicans agreed to hire back all the federal workers the Trump administration had laid off during the shutdown and provide them with back pay.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) had offered Democrats a vote on extending the enhanced Obamacare tax credits more than three weeks ago, only for his rivals to reject the offer.

Thune has made no promises that extended subsidies will pass the Senate, while Johnson has not committed to even taking the measure up in the House.

Congress is tasked with funding the government every fiscal year, which starts October 1.

Typically, this is done through 12 appropriations bills, though Congress often relies on stopgap measures known as continuing resolutions to keep the government running on autopilot while negotiating those appropriations bills.

Assuming the deal is approved, Congress will have until Jan. 30 to negotiate and approve the remaining nine spending bills through the end of fiscal year 2026.