This was a procedural vote that sets up the Senate to pass the bill late Monday or in the early morning hours on Tuesday. The House is then expected to take up the spending package later this week.
The bill funds most federal agencies through the end of January and some through September 30, 2026. The longer-term portion includes funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has experienced tremendous uncertainty this month and would now be protected in any potential future shutdown over the next year. It also provides backpay to federal workers and protects against additional mass firings through the end of January.
Yet, it does not include any extension of the health care tax credits, which had been Democrats’ longstanding demand. Democrats secured a promise for a separate vote on the tax credits in December, but the necessary Republican votes and Presidential signature required to extend the enhanced credits are not promised.
Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Dick Durbin (IL), John Fetterman (PA), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Jacky Rosen (NV), and Jeanne Shaheen (NH), along with independent Sen. Angus King (ME), who caucuses with Democrats, joined Republicans (save for Rand Paul of Kentucky) to vote in favor of moving the funding bill forward.
Thank you all for your staunch advocacy to make health care more affordable for millions — this fight continues and we are grateful for your hard work.
Best,
Simon Marshall-Shah
Director, Strategic Partnerships
