Important Updates on the Senate Bill passed

- 12 November, 2025

KEY TOPICS

Senate finally passes a bill that heads to the House for approval
The bill will restore the funding necessary and halt Trump’s downsizing of the workforce through January 30^th.
The lack of health subsidy guarantees Democrats to be disappointed overall

Government Shutdown Officially Over

With an approved compromise, the government shutdown has ended. This shut down left millions without food benefits and thousands of federal workers without pay during this time.

With a vote of 60-40, comprised of all house Republicans and eight Democrats, potentially ended the government subsidies due to expire January 1^st, 2026. The agreement did not cut off, but setup another vote coming in December 2025, on those subsidies. These subsidies benefit 24 million Americans but not guaranteed to continue. The deal struck restores funding for federal agencies that were cutoff in October. This deal will also remove Trump’s ability to cut additional labor from the federal workforce through January 30^th, 2026.

Next Steps

With the long-awaited agreement finally done, the House of Representatives will vote on the ability for President Trump to sign and conclude this long-awaited finalization of the bill. Mike Johnson expressed his interest to make sure it is completed as soon as possible. Even President Trump has agreed that the deal agreed upon is a good one for the American people.

What seems to be going underneath the radar in the news is the extension of funding through January 30^th will add an additional $1.8 trillion per year to the already astronomical $38 trillion in debt held by the American economy. Even with elections showing Democrats winning in New Jersey, Virginia and New York, the Democratic party is still upset. This coming with the inability to guarantee continued health insurance subsidies ().

Capital building for the end of the government shutdown

Closing thoughts on the bill

Senator Dick Durbin stated that he wished the Democratic party was able to accomplish more. He had hoped that the shutdown would provide a better chance at solidifying better policies. With Trump cancelling billions of dollars in spending and removing thousands of workers Congress has stated that this impedes on Congress’ constitutional authority over fiscal policies. These actions seemed to have also violated spending laws already previously passed by Congress.

The bill in place also does not include clear preventative steps to limit Trump from further monetary cuts. SNAP benefits funded through January 30^th, 2026. This does prevent further dismissal of benefits in the future if Congress were to shut down again.

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