The floor of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. House TV

The House has cleared a key procedural hurdle to set up a final vote on the Senate-passed funding package to reopen the federal government.

Lawmakers voted 213 to 209 to advance the bill Wednesday, the 43rd day of a historic government shutdown. Nearly all Republicans voted to advance the deal that was struck by centrist Senate Democrats and the GOP in recent days.

Back in Washington for the first time since September, the House will now take a final vote on the measure.

The package sets up a new funding cliff in Congress on January 30, but some critical programs ensnared in the recent shutdown will be immune from future political fights as the bill provides funding for a few key agencies throu

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