The latest US Senate vote has passed a suspension funds bill to end partial federal shutdowns. This failed as expected on October 6th. This means that the shutdown on the sixth day will continue.
The Senate did not pass a duel bill written by Republicans and Democrats. The Republican support measures to restore government funding until November 21st were defeated in a 52-42 vote. I needed 60 votes to pass. Democrat proposals lost in a 50-45 vote.
In the first four attempts, only 55 senators voted in favor of the bill. That voting destruction is unlikely to change. USA Today has not yet had any additional Democrats say they support the measure since their last vote.
White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt told reporters he threatened to threaten a layoff from the shutdown but has not kept looming.
Leavitt said the Office of Management and Budget is reviewing layoff plans with federal agencies. When asked whether the layoff would follow the vote of another senator on October 6th, Levitt refused to say when the layoff would begin.
“We don’t want to see people fired,” Leavitt said. “Layoffs will result in unfortunate results” of the shutdown.
How the Senate voted to expand funding, shutdowns closed
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The closure began on October 1, the start of fiscal year 2026, after Senate Republicans failed to win sufficient democratic support in short-term funding measures that kept federal agencies open until November 21.
Democrats are calling for a permanent extension of the enhanced premium tax credit to help Americans purchase private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. They also want written assurances that the White House will not unilaterally cancel any agreed spending in any transaction.
Republicans say they hope that the government is funded at the current level and that policy issues, including healthcare, should be considered separately.
How did the senator vote?
Approximately 750,000 federal employees, from national park workers to financial regulators, could flee under the closure, according to the Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. USA Today reports that approximately $400 million in compensation could be withheld daily.
Contributions from Terry Mosley, Joey Garrison and Sudicsha Kochi
Source USA Today Network Report and Research. senate.gov;Reuters; govfacts.org
