House of Representatives passes funding package to end government shutdown; President Trump is expected to sign it
The bill will now go to President Donald Trump’s desk, who has said he will approve the package.
WASHINGTON – Six House Democrats joined Republicans on November 12 to pass a funding bill to reopen the federal government, overcoming opposition from most of their party and ending the longest federal government shutdown in history.
The group of six Democrats is made up of all moderates from battleground states, including one Democrat who is opposed to re-election in 2026.
The closure agreement passed 222-209 in the Republican-controlled House, with no Democratic votes needed to get the bill across the finish line. Just two House Republicans voted against the spending bill, which ends a 43-day government shutdown that has left millions of Americans unable to travel or buy food.
The deal, brokered by eight Senate Democrats who have left the party, provides funding to the government through January 30. The majority of Democrats opposed it because it lacked what Democrats had been demanding for weeks: an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Instead, the bill only guarantees a December Senate vote on health care subsidies.
The bill is a concession to Democrats and would reverse recent federal job cuts made by President Trump during the government shutdown.
The six Democratic members who voted in favor of the bill are as follows:
Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas
Mr. Clear has served in the House of Representatives since 2005, representing a politically red Congressional district along the Rio Grande on Texas’ southern border.
Don Davis, Democrat – North Carolina
Davis, who was first elected in 2022, won a close race in 2024 and continued to represent North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.
Maine Democratic Party, Jared Golden
Golden has represented Maine’s 2nd Congressional District since 2019, widely considered the most conservative district held by Democrats. He announced last week that he would not seek re-election in 2026.
Adam Gray, D-California
Gray, a freshman congressman, narrowly won the 2024 election as one of the few Democratic pickup candidates in the last election cycle.
Marie Grusenkamp Perez, Washington, D.C.
Grusenkamp Perez, who was first elected in 2022 in a rural district in Washington, is co-chair of the centrist-leaning Democratic Blue Dog Coalition. She won re-election in 2024 by about 3 percentage points.
Tom Suozzi, Democrat, New York
Suozzi was elected in 2024 to fill the Long Island-area seat held by disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos. He previously served as a member of Congress from 2017 to 2023.
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