The longest ongoing shutdown in the history of the U.S. federal government is set to conclude on the night of the 12th (local time) with the passage of a temporary budget bill by the House of Representatives.
According to the New York Times (NYT) and other sources, the U.S. House of Representatives brought the Senate’s amended short-term spending bill to a vote and passed it with 222 votes in favor and 209 against. The budget bill, which had previously been amended and passed by the Senate on the 10th, awaits only the signature of President Donald Trump after passing both the Senate and House.
The White House indicated that President Trump is scheduled to sign the temporary budget bill received from Congress at 9:45 PM (Eastern Time, November 13, 11:45 AM Korea Time). With President Trump’s signature, the shutdown, which has been ongoing for 43 days, will come to an end. This shutdown surpassed the previous record for the longest in history by eight days (35 days).
The main content of the temporary budget bill involves restoring federal government and agency funding at existing levels until January 30 of the following year. Congress plans to complete negotiations and voting on the budget to be applied during the current fiscal year (October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026) by this deadline.
The temporary budget bill, agreed upon by some senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties, includes provisions to halt the mass dismissals of government personnel pushed by President Trump due to the shutdown and ensures a Senate vote on the extension of the ‘Obamacare subsidies’ (ACA), which the Democrats used as a rationale for the shutdown.