The U.S. Senate on Sunday (November 9) moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a now 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air travel.

In a procedural vote, senators advanced a House-passed bill that will be amended to fund the government until January 30 and include a package of three full-year appropriations bills. If the Senate eventually passes the bill, the package still must be approved by the House of Representatives and sent to President Donald Trump for his signature, a process that could take several days.

Under a deal struck with a handful of Democrats who rebuffed their party’s leadership, Republicans agreed to a vote in December on extending subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The subsidies, which help lower-income Americans pay for private health insurance and are due to expire at the end of the year, have been a Democratic priority during the funding battle.

The vote to advance the bill passed by a 60-40 margin, the minimum needed to overcome a Senate filibuster.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 9, 2025) (SENATE TV - Access all)

1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDING SENATOR, SAYING: (PLEASE NOTE THAT SOUNDBITE IS PARTIALLY OVERLAID OVER SHOT NUMBER 2)

"On this vote, the yays are 60 and the nays are 40, three-fifths of the Senate, duly chosen, and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, the motion, upon reconsideration, is agreed to."

2. SENATE SESSION IN PROGRESS, SOUND OF APPLAUSE