The House will meet Wednesday for the first time in 54 days, with all eyes on a vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The House is expected to hold first votes shortly after 5 p.m. ET on legislation passed by the Senate to reopen the government, with a final vote after 7 p.m.
Wednesday marks the 43rd day of the shutdown, breaking the previous record of 35 days.
On Monday morning, House Speaker Mike Johnson advised members to begin returning to Washington as travel delays persist across the country. The House has been out of session since September 19.
House Speaker Mike Johnson makes a statement to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 10, 2025.
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On Monday night, the Senate approved the agreement to fund the government through January 30, 2026, in addition to providing year-round funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and WIC, its program for women, infants and children; programs for veterans and military construction. It also includes language to reverse the Trump administration’s layoffs during the shutdown and ensure furloughed workers receive back pay.
It passed on a 60-40 vote, after eight Democrats broke ranks with the party and joined Republicans to end a week-long stalemate.
Democrats are now dealing with infighting as the shutdown ends without any of the Democratic health care demands, but sources told ABC News that Senate Republican leadership has promised to allow a vote on a Democratic-picked bill related to the Affordable Care Act in December.
President Johnson welcomed the agreement, saying Monday morning that “the long national nightmare is finally coming to an end.” He said the House would take it up as soon as possible and send it to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Once Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, Johnson can only afford to lose two Republican votes if all members are present and voting. There could also be a handful of moderate Democrats who support the legislation, although Democratic leadership opposes it.
Even as he reverses some of his administration’s actions during the shutdown, Trump signaled he would sign the deal.
“I will respect the agreement. The agreement is very good,” Trump said Monday.
Although Johnson, notably, would not commit to holding a House vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies.
“I don’t guarantee the outcome of the legislation or the dates or the deadlines or anything,” he said Monday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who opposed the Senate deal, said House Democrats are considering a discharge request related to ACA subsidies, but he declined to provide details about the plan.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol on November 6, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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“We will continue that fight today, tomorrow, this week, next week, this month, next month, this year, next year. We will continue that fight to fix our broken health care system and reduce the high cost of living for the American people, and the American people know that we are on the right side of this fight,” Jeffries said Monday.
Such a measure would require 218 signatures to force a vote in the House. There are several House Republicans who have advocated for a one-year extension of the ACA tax credits, although Johnson is unlikely to support this effort.
