"Federal agencies are set to reopen after the House on Tuesday approved a spending package funding those forced to close their doors over the weekend, ending the shutdown less than four days after it began. All but the Homeland Security Department, which will be funded on a stopgap basis through Feb. 13, will now receive their full fiscal 2026 appropriation. Employees across a slew of agencies impacted by partial shutdown were sent home on furlough on Monday, but will now return to work-most likely on Wednesday."
"The departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, State and Treasury, as well as other related agencies, such as the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration, experienced a funding lapse that began Saturday morning. The Senate approved the spending package on Friday, but the House was on recess and could not act until it returned on Monday."
"House Democrats declined to provide the votes for an expedited consideration of the bill, leading the partial shutdown to go on for one more day. A procedural vote on Tuesday appeared as though it might fail and derail efforts to reopen the government, but a few Republican holdouts ultimately opted to move the package forward."
Federal agencies will reopen after the House approved a spending package that funds agencies affected by a partial shutdown, ending the lapse less than four days after it began. All departments except Homeland Security will receive full fiscal 2026 appropriations; DHS will get a stopgap through Feb. 13. Employees furloughed Monday are expected to return to work by Wednesday. Multiple departments, including Defense, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, HUD, State and Treasury, experienced a funding lapse beginning Saturday. The Senate approved the package on Friday, but the House delayed action while in recess. Most Democrats opposed the final bill; most Republicans supported it.
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