The U.S. Capitol Building appears on North Capitol Street in Washington, DC on November 6, 2025.
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The Senate was on track Sunday night to pass a deal to end the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1.
A person familiar with the deal told CNBC that enough Democratic senators have agreed to vote in favor of the deal to pass the 60-vote minimum. It will provide funding to the U.S. government until the end of January.
A person familiar with the deal said at least eight members of the Democratic caucus would vote in favor of the deal. That would give the bill 61 votes, one vote more than the minimum required for passage.
If passed, the deal would need to be approved and signed by the House of Representatives before the shutdown ends.
The Senate has been deadlocked for weeks on the Republican majority’s push to pass a House bill that would provide short-term funding for government operations, without addressing the pressing issue of the Affordable Care Act’s expanded tax credits.
And most Democrats are refusing to vote for a stopgap funding bill that would not extend the life of ACA subsidies that expire at the end of this year.
The agreement calls for a vote on ACA credit legislation by the second week of December. Democrats will choose which bills to vote on at a time when public opinion is strong in favor of extending subsidies that more than 20 million Americans use to reduce the cost of health insurance purchased through the Obamacare marketplace.
The agreement also calls for the reversal of all permanent layoffs of civil servants during the closure period and protects so-called layoffs that will take place until the end of fiscal year 2026.
The agreement ensures that all federal employees will be paid their regular salaries during the shutdown, when many federal employees were not allowed to work.
The package also includes provisions that establish a bipartisan budget process and prevent the White House from using continuing resolutions to fund the government.
It will also fund the SNAP program, which helps feed 42 million Americans through food stamps, through September.
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