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WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a revised stopgap funding bill to move toward ending the shutdown on Monday, sending the legislation back to the House for consideration as lawmakers in the lower chamber return to the nation’s capital.

All Republican senators — except for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) — and eight Democratic or Dem-aligned senators approved the stopgap measure, which would fund the government until Jan. 30, 2026, helping it clear the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate.

The measure also included funding until Sept. 30, 2026, for the 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) as well as veterans’ medical care and benefits, military construction and spending for legislative branch activities.


  Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), helped pass a revised stopgap funding bill to move toward ending the shutdown on Monday, with the help of a handful of Democratic senators. AP Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), helped pass a revised stopgap funding bill to move toward ending the shutdown on Monday, with the help of a handful of Democratic senators. AP

“We are going to reopen government,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) declared triumphantly after the vote. “We’re going to ensure that federal employees, whether they were furloughed or laid of for forced to work without pay, will now receive compensation that they’ve earned and deserve.”

“And we will also be able to celebrate on Veteran’s Day, tomorrow, the fact that we have passed the appropriations bill for the [Department of Veterans Affairs].”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday urged reps to reconvene immediately, with a vote expected 36 hours after the so-called “clean” continuing resolution passed the Senate.

It left the lower chamber after being approved by a narrow majority on Sept. 19.

But 39 Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — opposed it after having initially forced the shutdown on Oct. 1 with five of their colleagues who later defected to vote with the GOP.


  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asked reps to immediately return to the Capitol for a vote. AP House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asked reps to immediately return to the Capitol for a vote. AP

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) voted with Republicans to end the shutdown — despite having maintained it for 40 days.

One of the few concessions the Senate Democrats got in return after the longest shutdown in US history was a promise to vote on an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, something Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) had offered weeks ago.

“After 41 long days, I’m glad that we finally have a clear path to ending this unnecessary shutdown in a responsible way that quickly pays federal workers and reopens the federal government,” Thune wrote on X after the vote.

“It also puts the Senate in a positive position to continue what we started months ago — funding as much of the government as possible through the regular-order appropriations process,” he added.

President Trump also pledged Monday to “abide by” a provision requiring him to re-hire federal workers fired during the shutdown.


  Dozens of Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — opposed the funding bill after having forced the shutdown on Oct. 1. Getty Images Dozens of Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — opposed the funding bill after having forced the shutdown on Oct. 1. Getty Images

Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Angus King (I-Maine) had voted for the funding bill no fewer than 14 times before the other five Democrats helped them break the filibuster on Sunday.

King admitted bluntly in an interview that “standing up to Trump didn’t work.”

On Monday night, the Senate convened to debate other amendments to the legislation — including the full-year appropriations bills and an amendment brought by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to reverse a ban of “intoxicating” hemp products.


  Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) were among the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans to end the shutdown. AP Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) were among the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans to end the shutdown. AP

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) also sought an amendment extending the Obamacare subsidies, which had been expanded under former President Joe Biden, for one year. The credits are set to expire at the end of 2025.

Both amendments failed.

Johnson had made no promise that they would get a vote in the House even if they passed in the Senate.

Should the House pass the bill, as it is, SNAP and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will also have contingency reserves reimbursed for spending amid the shutdown — and both furloughed and non-furloughed federal workers will get backpay.


  President Trump pledged Monday to “abide by” a provision requiring him to re-hire federal workers fired during the shutdown. REUTERS President Trump pledged Monday to “abide by” a provision requiring him to re-hire federal workers fired during the shutdown. REUTERS

That includes thousands of air traffic controllers and others who had been overworked during the shutdown, leading to a reduction in flight volumes to reduce the cascading delays and cancellations for passengers.

Some national security wins touted by Senate Republicans in the funding bill include spending to help the Food and Drug Administration crack down on the illicit sale of Chinese e-cigarettes, banning the purchase of Chinese-made drones by the US Capitol Police from Huawei or ZTE Corporation

There will also be $4.1 billion set aside for rural infrastructure, housing, and business development, as well as a whopping $19.7 billion for a full-year of funding on 300 military construction projects.

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