The federal government reopened after Congress approved a funding measure that aligned with the terms President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers had supported since mid-October.
The agreement provides government funding through January 30, extends SNAP benefits through September 2026, and schedules a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidy provisions.
Democrats sought several changes during the shutdown, including funding for health care benefits for illegal aliens and support for National Public Radio.
Those proposals, totaling $1.5 trillion, were not included in the final agreement. The only Democratic concession in the deal involved protections related to federal worker layoffs.
During the shutdown debate, lawmakers cast multiple votes on SNAP benefits.
Democratic members voted against extending those benefits 15 times while negotiations continued.
That point surfaced during a C-SPAN segment with Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA), when a caller criticized the party’s role in the shutdown.
The caller said, “Who shut down the government? You don’t have to answer, I know who it is. It was the Democrats. Let’s put that to bed.”
A C-SPAN caller this morning cut through the noise and let Rep. Liccardo (D-CA) know that his lies aren’t flying:
Caller: “Who shut down the government? You don’t have to answer, I know who it is. It was the Democrats. Let’s put that to bed.”
Rep. Liccardo, living in a fantasy… https://t.co/byTex2Pzko [1] pic.twitter.com/SumHHolGlJ [2]
— Media Lies (@MediasLies) November 12, 2025 [3]
The Senate vote to end the shutdown was 60-40. Eight Democratic Senators supported the measure, giving it the required margin to proceed.
The House then approved the legislation 222-209.
JUST IN: Democrats began SCREECHING at each other on the House floor when members of their own party defected and voted to REOPEN
“NO!!!! NOOOOO!!!!!!!”
*unintelligible screaming*
Democrats are in full meltdown mode pic.twitter.com/6wlCkAT31E [4]
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 13, 2025 [5]
Six House Democrats joined with Republicans to pass the bill.
Speaker Mike Johnson managed the legislative process in the House, maintaining support from GOP members despite the narrow majority.
The House Freedom Caucus backed the agreement, ensuring unified Republican support throughout the negotiations.
The shutdown lasted more than 40 days, during which both chambers weighed various proposals before converging on the terms advanced in the final measure.
The Senate and House approvals ended the impasse and allowed federal operations to resume.