House set to vote on ending government shutdown

The House volition beryllium successful league connected Wednesday for the archetypal clip successful 54 days, with each eyes connected a ballot to extremity the longest authorities shutdown successful U.S. history.

The House volition clasp archetypal votes arsenic aboriginal arsenic 4 p.m. ET connected Senate-passed authorities to reopen the government, according to a announcement from House Republican Whip Tom Emmer. Wednesday marks the 43rd time of the shutdown, shattering the erstwhile 35-day record.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, connected Monday morning, had advised members to statesman making their mode backmost to Washington arsenic question delays persist crossed the country. The House has been retired of league since Sept. 19.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson makes a connection to reporters astatine the Capitol successful Washington, Nov. 10, 2025.

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The Senate connected Monday nighttime passed the deal to money the government done Jan. 30, 2026, positive supply full-year backing for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and WIC, its programme for women, infants and children; veterans programs and subject construction. It besides includes connection to reverse Trump medication firings during the shutdown and to guarantee furloughed workers person backpay.

It passed successful a 60-40 vote, aft 8 Democrats broke ranks with the enactment and joined Republicans to bring the weekslong impasse to a close.

Democrats are present dealing with infighting arsenic the shutdown ends without immoderate of the Democratic demands connected wellness care, but sources told ABC News that Senate Republican enactment promised to let a ballot connected a measure of Democrats' choosing related to the Affordable Care Act successful December.

Speaker Johnson celebrated the deal, saying connected Monday greeting that "long nationalist nightmare is yet coming to an end." He said the House would instrumentality it up arsenic soon arsenic imaginable and nonstop it to President Donald Trump’s desk. 

Once Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, Johnson tin lone spend to suffer 2 Republican votes if each members are contiguous and voting. There could besides beryllium a fistful of mean Democrats who enactment the legislation, though Democratic enactment is whipping against it.

Despite the information that it reverses immoderate of his administration's actions during the shutdown, Trump signaled helium would motion the deal.

"I'll abide by the deal. The woody is precise good," Trump said connected Monday.

Though Johnson notably would not perpetrate to holding a ballot successful the House connected the Affordable Care Act subsidies.

"I bash not warrant the result of authorities oregon dates oregon deadlines oregon anything," helium said connected Monday.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who opposed the Senate deal, said House Democrats are considering a discharge petition related to the ACA subsidies, but declined to supply specifics connected the plan.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a quality league astatine the U.S. Capitol connected November 6, 2025 successful Washington, DC.

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"We'll proceed that combat today, tomorrow, this week, adjacent week, this month, adjacent month, this year, adjacent year. We're going to proceed that combat to hole our breached wellness attraction strategy and little the precocious outgo of surviving for the American radical and the American radical cognize that we're connected the close broadside of this fight,” Jeffries said connected Monday.

Such a determination would necessitate 218 signatures to unit a ballot successful the House. There are respective House Republicans who person advocated for a one-year hold of the ACA taxation credits, though it's improbable Johnson would enactment this effort.