The sunday vote is procedural and does not mean the package has cleared the senate. Lawmakers reach deal to end government shutdown a test vote on sunday marked a turning point in the monthlong stalemate. Why did the us government shut down and when will it reopen Republicans and democrats could not agree to pass a bill funding government services past 1 october, when the previous federal. The senate voted late sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history. Us government shutdown live updates
After record shutdown, senate votes to restore federal funding us government shutdown live updates If the votes pass, the logjam in the us congress would end and the bill would then proceed to the house of representatives for passing and later on to president trump for his signature. Track the imminent government shutdown as democrats' demands risk federal services for millions Americans don’t agree with democrats’ actions. The senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now the longest in u.s Both republican and democratic proposals that would have funded the government past tuesday failed in the senate during the eleventh hour, effectively shutting down the government at 12:01 a.m
