U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) walks surrounded by the media, as members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington after a 53-day break, for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 12, 2025.
Nathan Howard | Reuters
The House of Representatives headed toward a vote on Wednesday night to end the longest U.S. government shutdown in history.
The House is expected to vote on a short-term funding bill that would lead to the government reopening until at least the end of January.
President Donald Trump has said he would sign the bill.
The final vote to secure passage of the bill is expected to occur between 7 and 7:30 p.m. ET.
The vote comes two days after the Senate passed the bill, after the Republican majority in that chamber reached a deal with eight members of the Democratic caucus to end a stalemate that led to the shutdown on Oct. 1.
Most Democratic senators refused to vote for the bill because it did not extend enhanced tax credits for millions of Americans who purchase health insurance coverage on Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
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