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Senate deal to end US shutdown faces tense vote in the House

Ryan Allen | Lara Babalola
November 11, 2025

The Senate has passed a bill that could end the longest government shutdown in US history. It now heads to the House of Representatives where a vote could take place as soon as Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said.

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As the US government shutdown stretches past a month, unpaid workers and food aid recipients face growing hardship — but an end may be in sight. A Senate bill to end the shutdown now moves to the House of Representatives, where Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a vote on Wednesday, November 12. With Democrats opposing the Senate deal's proposed cuts to healthcare subsidies, passing the bill will prove challenging.