On Wednesday night, President Trump signed a government funding package, ending the shutdown after nearly 43 days. The bill, which punts the next funding deadline into late January, does the following:
- Extends government funding for most federal agencies through January 30, 2026;
- Passes a “minibus” of three full-year funding bills (Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, and Legislative Branch);
- Guarantees backpay for furloughed employees;
- Requires that federal workers laid off during the shutdown are rehired; and
- Prevents the Administration from carrying out any additional reductions in force (RIFs) through Jan. 30th.
Eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus and six House Democrats voted to pass the deal to reopen the government. With the government reopened, federal employees are expected to begin receiving paychecks no later than Wednesday, November 19th.
Congress is now off to the races to pass the remaining nine full-year appropriations before January 30th to avoid another shutdown. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said that the Senate could soon consider another minibus, although GOP and Democratic leadership haven’t yet settled on topline spending numbers for FY26. For a reminder on what the two chambers have proposed for FY26 AmeriCorps funding, check out the legislative updates on our website: Senate here, and House here.