US Senate advances bill to end federal shutdown

Signage warning of closures due to the U.S. Government shutdown in front of the National Gallery of Art, more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday 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.