The House will be in session on Wednesday for the first time in 54 days, with all eyes on a vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S.history.The House will hold first votes as early as 4 p.m.
ET on Senate-passed legislation to reopen the government, according to a notice from House Republican Whip Tom Emmer.Wednesday marks the 43rd day of the shutdown, shattering the previous 35-day record.House Speaker Mike Johnson, on Monday morning, had advised members to begin making their way back to Washington as travel delays persist across the country.
The House has been out of session since Sept.19.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson makes a statement to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Nov.
10, 2025.J.Scott Applewhite/APThe Senate on Monday night passed the deal to fund the government through Jan.
30, 2026, plus provide full-year funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and WIC, its program for women, infants and children; veterans programs and military construction.It also includes language to reverse Trump administration firings during the shutdown and to ensure furloughed workers receive backpay.It passed in a 60-40 vote, after eight Democrats broke ranks with the party and joined Republicans to bring the weekslong impasse to a close.Democrats are now dealing with infighting as the shutdown ends without any of the Democratic demands on health care, but sources told ABC News that Senate Republican leadership promised to allow a vote on a bill of Democrats' choosing related to the Affordable Care Act in December.Speaker Johnson celebrated the deal, saying on Monday morning that "long national nightmare is finally coming to an end." He said the House would take it up as soon as possible and send it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Once Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, Johnson can only afford to lose two Republican votes if all members are present and voting.
There could also be a handful of moderate Democrats who support the...