House panel advances funding bill to end government shutdown, final vote expected Wednesday

The bill is set to be voted on by the full House late afternoon on Wednesday

Published: November 12, 2025 7:28am

Updated: November 12, 2025 12:01pm

The House Rules Committee on Wednesday advanced a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The bill passed the committee in an 8-4 vote, after passing the Senate on Monday, and is set to be voted on by the full House late afternoon on Wednesday, The Hill news outlet reported.

House members are expected to return to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, after being out of session since mid-September.

The bill, negotiated by moderate Senate Democrats, would fund military construction, veterans’ affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress through Sept. 30, and the rest of the government through Jan. 30.

There is no extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year, despite it being a key Democratic demand in the shutdown.

While nearly all House Democrats are opposed to the funding bill, it is expected to pass the House on Wednesday.

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