Trump Signs Spending Bill — It Expires January 30, 2026

Trump Signs Spending Bill — It Expires January 30, 2026

The Republican-led House passed a spending package reopening the government, and President Donald Trump signed it into law late Wednesday, bringing to a close a record-long 43-day shutdown driven by Democrats’ demands to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies.

After a small group of Senate Democrats folded on Sunday, which set in motion the end of the shutdown and left little for the Democrats to show for the political battle.

The House approved the measure 222 to 209, largely along party lines, two days after the bill cleared the Senate.

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The short-term budget package extends funding for the federal government through Jan. 30 and includes full-year funding for the Agriculture Department, military construction and the legislative branch.

The legislation also includes language guaranteeing the reversal of federal layoffs initiated by the Trump administration.

At the end of the shutdown, the Democrats only secured a promise in the Senate to revisit Obamacare financing. House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to make a similar assurance to consider a vote.