(NewsNation) — The Senate took a step closer to ending the shutdown over the weekend, but there are more hoops to jump through before the government is up and running again.
The Senate on Monday will decide how long to debate the legislation, which passed Sunday after eight Democratic senators joined their Republican colleagues to advance it after 14 failed attempts.
The proposal would fund military construction, veterans’ affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch through Sept. 30, 2026.
It would keep the rest of the government funded at its current spending levels through Jan. 30.
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It will take Senate debate — which could easily be derailed by a filibuster — and House approval before the stalemate-ending bill reaches President Donald Trump’s desk.
That’s at least three separate legislative steps, all of which could be drawn out by lawmakers.
So, how soon could it all happen? Both the Senate and the House are scheduled to be in session Monday, though it will most likely take days.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune was hopeful a final passage vote could happen early this week.
“We had a good vote tonight. We’ll hopefully get an opportunity to set up the next votes … We’ll see how motivated people are tomorrow,” he said on Sunday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday told lawmakers they should “begin right now in returning to the Hill,” foreshadowing an end to the shutdown soon.
The shutdown shuttered federal food assistance, slammed short-staffed airports and left hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a paycheck. At 41 days, the shutdown has surpassed the previous record by nearly a week.
