When will federal workers get paid once the government reopens?

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Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed or working without pay since the government shut down on Oct. 1.

Now, as Congress races toward a resolution to the record-breaking standoff, federal employees are poised to return to work — and should expect to see their back pay hit their bank accounts within days of the government reopening.

The Senate on Monday voted 60-40 on a legislative package that includes some funding bills for next year, along with a continuing resolution to reopen the rest of the government through Jan. 30. The House is poised to pass the bill Wednesday evening and send it to President