Donald Trump signing the bill in the Oval Office. Credit line: Sipa USA / ddp USA / Profimedia
US President Donald Trump signed the law this morning ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history.
This came shortly after the House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress, passed the bill by 222 votes to 209, with six Democrats joining Republicans in voting yes, the BBC writes.
43 days have passed since the operating restrictions began. Thousands of federal employees went unpaid, furloughed or furloughed. Federal programs, agencies and departments have stagnated without funding.
On Monday, the US Senate passed a bill to end the government shutdown and fund the government – today, the bill went to the House of Representatives for approval. Trump gave final approval and signed the bill into law in the Oval Office.
The House of Representatives approved on Wednesday evening a bill that ends the longest period of government budget paralysis (shutdown) in US history. President Donald Trump is set to immediately sign the funding package to officially reopen the government, but it will take some time for things to return to normal, reports CNN.
After the vote in the House of Representatives, both houses of Congress have now voted to end the longest federal shutdown in history. The bill, which offers a respite until the end of January, was voted in the Chamber with 222 votes “for” and 209 “against”.
Back in Washington for the first time since mid-September, nearly all House Republicans, along with a handful of Democrats, voted for the bill, which sets a new deadline for the funding crisis — January 30.
But some critical programs affected by the recent impasse will be spared future political battles, as the bill provides funding for several key agencies through the end of fiscal year 2026.
The vote in both chambers comes after a record period of 43 days of shutdown.
