House Votes to End Government Shutdown After 43 Days, Addressing ACA Subsidies

End of the Government Shutdown

• 🎯 The longest government shutdown in US history, lasting 43 days, is nearing its end as the House prepares to vote on a Senate-backed funding bill.
• 🏛️ Speaker Mike Johnson has called House representatives back to session to vote on a short-term funding bill that aims to reopen the government.
• 💰 Republicans hold the majority in the House and are expected to have the votes to pass the bill, sending it to President Trump's desk.

Key Provisions of the Funding Bill

• 🗓️ The bill will reopen the government through January and fully fund certain agencies and programs for a year, including SNAP and the VA.
• ❌ However, the bill does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax subsidies, which has been a central demand of Democrats.
• 💸 Federal workers are guaranteed to receive back pay for the missed time during the shutdown.

Healthcare and ACA Subsidies

• ⚠️ The ACA tax credits expire at the end of December, leaving millions of Americans at risk of significantly higher monthly premiums.
• 🤝 Lawmakers from both parties express support for working out a deal on healthcare and extending ACA tax credits in the coming weeks.
• 📉 Without an extension, Americans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act could see their monthly premiums increase substantially.

Other Affected Services

• ✈️ Air traffic control is expected to have a slow process returning to full capacity after the lengthy shutdown, requiring time to get controllers back on the job.
• 🍎 SNAP benefits will be fully funded for the entire upcoming fiscal year, not just for a few months.