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All of the Senate votes on the House-passed CR are listed HERE.

HOUSE REMAINS OUT OF SESSION.  SENATE IS IN RECESS UNTIL MONDAY.  PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN ASIA UNTIL OCTOBER 30.

***Link HERE to contribute to the Capital Area Food Bank which is distributing food to federal employees not receiving paychecks due to the shutdown***

Senate Stalemate: Democrats remain firm on negotiating extension of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of the spending bill; Republicans demand reopening the government first which requires 60 votes.

Mon, Oct 27, 2025 – Shutdown Day 27

• Largest federal workers’ union calls for an immediate end to the shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees urged Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution. – Politico
• It’s Past Time to End This Shutdown – AFGE
• 6 ways the shutdown is about to get worse. Programs ranging from Head Start to SNAP face new strain Nov. 1. – Politico
• Largest government union calls for clean CR to end shutdown – The Hill
• After courts hampered earlier efforts, Trump wants to cancel more funding during shutdown – PBS
• Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1 – AP
• ‘No Idea How Long People Can Hold Out’: Federal Workers Feel Brunt of Shutdown. As more than one million government employees go without pay, many are turning to side jobs and food banks to make ends meet. – NYT
• Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts – AP
• Transportation secretary says he will pull $160M from California over noncitizen truck licenses – AP

Sun, Oct 26, 2025 – Shutdown Day 26

• US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month – Reuters
• US government shutdown threatens the spending power of Congress – Reuters
• The Lone House Democrat Who Thinks His Party Has the Shutdown All Wrong. Maine’s Jared Golden says his party is being pushed in the wrong direction by far-left groups – WSJ

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 – Shutdown Day 25 

• How the D.C. region is bracing for a possible loss of SNAP food stamps – WP
• Trump administration says it won’t tap emergency funds to pay food aid. The move means 42 million people will miss SNAP benefits in November unless Congress acts. – Politico
• Vought promised to use the shutdown to shutter the bureaucracy. It didn’t go as planned. The White House advised agencies to go big on downsizing, according to a document obtained by POLITICO. They haven’t. – Politico
• Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune. Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump. – NYT
• The Speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post. – NYT
• US food banks brace for surge as shutdown threatens benefits – Reuters

Fri, Oct 24, 2025 – Shutdown Day 24

• Federal workers flock to D.C. food bank as they missed first full paycheck of shutdown – NBC
• It’s supposed to be payday for many federal workers. Instead, they’re getting nothing – NPR
• Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held – NewsFromtheStates
• Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show. The higher prices — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on Healthcare.gov — reflect the largest annual premium increases by far in recent years. – WP
• Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military – AP
• Millions to lose food assistance in November: The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month. – CNN
• USDA says it can’t use contingency fund for food stamps. Department memo appears to contradict shutdown plan released last month for SNAP. – Roll Call
• DeLauro Statement on White House Unlawfully Blocking SNAP funds – Approps
• Government shutdown likely means no inflation data next month for 1st time in decades – AP
• Why Nov. 1 is a key date in the government shutdown. Impacts on SNAP, WIC, Obamacare. – USA
• Staffing shortages for air traffic controllers accounted for about 5% of flight delays before the shutdown. It now accounts for about 53% of delays. – FNN
• Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights – AP
• How Trump Violated the Law to Pay the Military – Lawfare

Thurs, Oct 23, 2025 – Shutdown Day 23

• Today in the Senate:
  • A GOP bill (Johnson, R-WI) to pay excepted federal workers who must work during the shutdown, along with active duty military and contractors, failed to pass 54-45 (60 being required).
    • Democrats argued the bill was unfair to furloughed employees and gives too much authority to the Administration to decide who gets paid. However, three Democrats–Fetterman of PA, Ossoff of GA, and Warnock of GA–voted for the bill.)
  • The GOP blocked a Democratic alternative bill (Van Hollen, D-Md) that would have paid all federal employees, excepted and furloughed, as well as servicemembers and contractors.  A second Democratic alternative (Peters, D-MI) was also blocked that would have paid federal employees, servicemembers, and contractors from October 1 through the date of enactment.
• The Five Funding Cliffs Approaching as Shutdown Pain Builds – WSJ
• What federal employees should know about retroactive pay after a government shutdown – PFPS
• Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown – AP
  
• Trump Bypasses Shutdown Fight to Focus on Ceasefires, Ballroom – Bloomberg
• Senate rejects pay plan for some federal workers. Democrats voted down the proposal from Sen. Ron Johnson after putting out their own plan. – Politico
• Lawmakers failed to provide a last-minute reprieve for air-traffic controllers and other federal workers who are set to miss their next paychecks. – WSJ
• Blaming Democrats, Johnson won’t bring the House back to pay air traffic controllers – Politico
• At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November. – Politico
• U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments.– NYT
• As the US government shutdown hurtles through a fourth week, the main source of federal funding for disaster relief efforts is running critically low. – Bloomberg
• Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as GOP formulates tax-credit extension plan – Politico
• Republicans struggle to explain shutdown of the House. Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial strategy to jam the Senate has not worked, but he refuses to change tactics. – WP
• Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On. A Republican measure that would pay essential government employees faltered in the Senate, and the G.O.P. blocked a pair of Democratic bills to pay a broader swath of workers. – NYT

Wed, Oct 22, 2025 – Shutdown Day 22

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 54-46 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
• The shutdown has reached day 22, making it the second-longest in history, surpassed only by the 35-day shutdown in 2018–19 during Donald Trump’s previous term.
• 10 Key Dates to watch as shutdown nears record length – USA
• Senate GOP chatter rises on filibuster reform to end shutdown – The Hill
• USDA is reopening 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid – AP
• The shutdown is proving to be ‘gang’-proof. Informal bipartisan talks are nowhere close to ending the second-longest government closure in U.S. history. – Politico
• Government shutdown signals weakness to foes, ex-Defense Secretary says – Axios
• 60,000 aviation safety staff face financial strain as crisis deepens. – Reuters
• Trump is creating two classes of federal workers:Paid and unpaid.Within agencies, some employees are drawing their salaries during the shutdown, and others are working without pay. – WP
• Members of the House Freedom Caucus and at least one influential Republican chairman are pushing for a long-term stopgap spending bill to end the US government shutdown. A long-term continuing resolution would freeze spending at current levels and is unlikely to appease congressional Democrats, who have demanded an extension of Affordable Care Act enhanced premium subsidies. – Bloomberg
• Republican moderates press leadership on health credit extension. Millions of Americans in red states rely on subsidies to keep insurance costs down – Roll Call
• As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance. “It’s like we have given up,” one Republican lawmaker said. – NYT
• Washington begins to confront the funding unthinkable – Punchbowl News
• The federal government is still shut down. Here’s what that means across the country –NPR

Tues, Oct 21, 2025 – Shutdown Day 21

• Trump tells Democrats no meeting over shutdown until government reopens – Reuters
• Republicans broach longer stopgap bill as shutdown enters 4th week. What was a 7-week funding punt is now a 4-week patch, and some GOP want to extend funding into next year. – Politico
• Republicans aren’t negotiating an Obamacare extension yet. But they’re getting ready. The discussions surround how to structure and advance an extension of key insurance subsidies before the end of the year. – Politico  (Publisher’s note: However, by end of the year, many of the 24 million ACA beneficiaries may have already dropped coverage due to the announcement of steep premium hikes.)
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are a “united team” amid the government shutdown. Thune made the remarks after GOP senators dined with President Donald Trump at the White House. – AP
• What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing. – CNN
• How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown. By paying troops and law enforcement officials, the president stretched the limits of his spending powers, posing a fresh test to Congress. – NYT

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 – Shutdown Day 20

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 50-43 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
• TRILLIONS – Shutdown Day 20 and Week in Review – fedbudgetguy.substack.com
• Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs – AP
• Top energy appropriators underscore how Trump’s shutdown RIFs will weaken efforts to lower Americans’ energy costs and weaken oversight to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse – Approps
• Senate to vote on immediately paying feds working during shutdown as funding deal remains elusive. Democrats appear to oppose the idea, while Republicans suggest a long-term stopgap bill is possible if government does not reopen soon. – GovExec
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday he would oppose a Senate GOP-backed bill that would allow some federal government employees to receive paychecks during a shutdown, slamming it as a “political ploy” to allow the Trump administration “to pick and choose” which employees to pay and which to furlough. – Politico
• Air Traffic Controllers Could Soon Be Getting No Pay. Controllers have already received one reduced check, because the shutdown began in the middle of a pay period. The next pay date, Oct. 28, will be the first fully missed paycheck. – NYT

Sun, Oct 19, 2025 – Shutdown Day 19

• Nearly 3 weeks in, White House and GOP remain aligned on shutdown. Hill Republicans voice few quibbles over federal closures. – Politico
• Congress Is Running Out of Time to Decide the Fate of Obamacare Subsidies – WSJ

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 – Shutdown Day 18

• Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy – AP
• Trump moves closer to eliminating Education Department amid shutdown. The administration is looking to shed workers and transfer some operations to other departments as it seeks to close the Education Department – WP
• Trump really wants a shining capital. Can you do that while battering the city economy? – Politico
• DHS Sec. Noem spends $200m on 2 luxury private jets during government shutdown – Approps

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 – Shutdown Day 17

• Trump administration freezes $11bn for infrastructure in Democratic states. Vought ups ante in shutdown fight, announcing work pause in cities such as NYC, San Francisco & Boston – Guardian
• Court extends restraining order to shield more feds from shutdown RIFs – FNN
• OMB delays firing federal workers to comply with court order. Administration says about 2,500 layoff notices sent to government employees, but they remain on hold – Roll Call
• The office that administers the federal court system said that as of Monday, the judiciary will not have funding to sustain “full, paid operations.” – NYT
• Resources for federal employees during the shutdown – FNN
• DHS keeps paying 70k law enforcement officials amid shutdown using reconciliation funds – FNN
• It’s ‘too late’ to extend ACA subsidies without major disruptions, some states and lawmakers say. States are worried Congress missed its opportunity to extend enhanced ACA subsidies and lower premiums before consumers start picking plans in a few weeks. – Politico
• Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States – NYT
• Funding shortfall hits judiciary harder than during last government shutdown – Reuters
• Top nuclear weapons agency to furlough most staff amid shutdown – Politico
• Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels. Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits. – NYT
• Trump’s military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending. White House’s budget maneuvers render the appropriations process ‘essentially meaningless,’ critics argue – Roll Call
• Shutdown set to go 20 days – Semafor
• The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, and federal courts across the country are expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown. – The Hill
• Food stamp benefits may run out in November, officials warn. – NYT
• Trump Administration to Pay Some ICE and T.S.A. Agents During Shutdown. The moves marked President Trump’s latest effort to pay some federal workers even though Congress has not approved a spending deal. – NYT

Thurs, Oct 16, 2025 – Shutdown Day 16

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 51-45 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
  • The Defense Appropriations Bill failed to advance 50-44 (60 being required)
    GOP Stmt
• As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. At least three-quarters of Americans believe each deserves at least a “moderate” share of blame, underscoring that no one is successfully evading responsibility. – AP
• Military spending bill blocked in US Senate as shutdown grinds on – Reuters
• Thune dangles Obamacare vote after shutdown ends. The GOP leader is trying to sway Senate Democrats to reopen the government without making a guarantee whether key insurance subsidies will be extended. – Politico
• SNAP running out of funds: The US Agriculture Department is warning states that funding for food stamps will run out next month if the government shutdown continues. People receiving food aid through SNAP will get benefits through the current month, but there will be insufficient funds to pay full November benefits. Seventeen states stopped issuing October SNAP benefits to new applicants. – Bloomberg
• Thune signals White House is flexible on rolling back shutdown moves. The South Dakota Republican said he didn’t have specifics but believes the White House has indicated “flexibility” on its shutdown posture. – Politico
• The closure is driven by partisan fury and a fight over who controls government. That could make it harder to resolve. – WP

Wed, Oct 15, 2025 – Shutdown Day 15

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 51-44 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
• Democrats float a new shutdown demand: Reversing Trump’s mass firings. Even as the courts step in, some lawmakers want workers protected in any standoff-ending deal. – Politico
• The Impossible Politics That Mean the Shutdown Is Set to Drag On – WSJ
• Judge blocks Trump’s layoffs during shutdown, calling them illegal – NBC
  Federal District Judge Illston said the Trump administration had “taken advantage of the lapse in government spending and government functioning to assume that all bets are off, the laws don’t apply to them anymore, and they can impose the structures that they like on the government situation that they don’t like.”
  
• The administration is finding ways to pay troops and for government work Trump favors, while targeting “Democrat programs” for layoffs or closures. – WP
• Vought says layoffs during shutdown likely to exceed 10,000 – The Hill
  
• Why Dems aren’t fighting Trump’s “illegal” shutdown workarounds – Axios
• Backpay: Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski is joining more than 150 congressional Democrats to demand that White House budget director Russ Vought commit to providing back pay to furloughed federal workers. – Politico   Text of Letter
• Johnson suggests House would return to fund DOD — but only if government reopens – The Hill
• Shutdowns do not require Presidents to layoff workers or cancel projects – Approps/Murray
• Three-Quarters of Public Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters – KFF
• Shutdown is putting a renewed spotlight on the cracks in the US aviation system – AP

Tues, Oct 14, 2025 – Shutdown Day 14

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 49-45 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
• President Donald Trump said he will announce a new list of programs to cut Friday should the government shutdown drag on through the end of the week. – Politico
• Shutdown layoffs target services for vulnerable students, homeless, seniors. The most-at-risk Americans will suffer from the Trump administration’s latest layoffs, current and former federal officials warned. – WP
• Senate fails to advance GOP funding bill for 8th time – CBS
• White House Warns More Layoffs Are Coming – Forbes
• Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other – AP
  “Vought has seized on the opportunity to fund Trump’s priorities… while slashing jobs in health, education, the sciences and other areas with actions that have been criticized as illegal and are facing court challenges. Trump said programs favored by Democrats are being targeted and ‘they’re never going to come back.'”
• Shutdown continues to scramble Congress’ agenda. Hearings and markups have been canceled and work on appropriations and permitting reform has stalled. – Politico Pro
• 4 GOP ideas for an Obamacare subsidies compromise. Repubs on Capitol Hill and in the White House are quietly mulling proposals that could unite members on Obamacare subsidies.-Politico
  New income limits; minimum out-of-pocket premiums; cutting off enhanced tax credits for new enrollees; new abortion restrictions.
• “Ag retailers and their farmer customers rely on USDA programs and data to make informed decisions. We urge Congress to act swiftly to restore these essential services,” said Daren Coppock, ARA President & CEO – Daily Scoop
• White House to continue reductions in force as shutdown drags on – Politico
• White House budget office says it is preparing to “ride out” shutdown with more layoffs – CNN
• Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire? – WP
• White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs. About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement. – NYT

Mon, Oct 13, 2025 – Shutdown Day 13

• A lot of attention has focused on the Supreme Court’s virtual reversal of Humphrey’s Executor on the shadow docket. But that is not the only case that the court is also effectively overruling…It is doing the same to Clinton v. City of New York, the 1998 case that struck down Line Item Veto Act.-ScotusBlog
• Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns – AP
• Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money. “Congress doesn’t really have a say on anything,” said former Michigan congressman Fred Upton. “No one’s putting their hand up to say ‘stop.’” – WP

Sun, Oct 12, 2025 – Shutdown Day 12

• Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day – AP
• Partisan shutdown standoff ignores key risk to US stability: rising national debt – Reuters
• The Government Shutdown Is Finally Starting to Bite. Pressure on federal workers and contractors grows, while servicemembers get good news. Shutdown has closed Smithsonian museums and halted federal worker pay, and is deepening strain on contractors and businesses. – WSJ
• Vance says ACA credits fuel fraud as Democrats push for extension to end shutdown – Reuters
• Trump administration and government shutdown updates – CNN
• “It feels terrible.” Federal worker’s family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on – NPR
• Pressure growing on Johnson to call House back amid shutdown fight – The Hill
• The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government. It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough. – Bulwark

Sat, Oct 11, 2025 – Shutdown Day 11 – Trump says military will be paid

• What to Know About Trump’s Latest Round of Government Layoffs. The White House and Russell Vought are following through on a threat to fire federal employees during the government shutdown. – WSJ
• DeLauro Statement on Destruction of CDC Through Illegal Mass Layoffs – Approps/DeLauro
• Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats. The president’s move to fire federal workers and his threats to make others go without pay were aimed at pressuring Democrats to cut a deal to reopen the government. The tactics have fueled Democrats’ resolve. – NYT
• Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown. Trump said that the Pentagon would repurpose money to make payroll, as military service members were poised to miss paychecks on Wednesday. Most other government workers will not be paid. – WP
• Trump Says Military Will Get Paid Despite Shutdown – WSJ
  A recent Congressional Budget Office memo said that some funds from Trump’s tax and spending package, signed into law in July, potentially could be used to pay active-duty personnel during a shutdown.  According to the CBO memorandum, “Active-duty military personnel generally are considered excepted employees and thus are required to work during a government shutdown. Like other federal employees, they are paid once appropriations are enacted. Some of the funds in DoD’s direct appropriation under the 2025 reconciliation act could be used to pay active-duty personnel during a shutdown, thus reducing the number of excepted workers who would receive delayed compensation.”
  
• Pentagon will pay military troops, Trump says. The president said Saturday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has funds available to pay troops on Wednesday. – Politico
  “To scrounge up enough money to pay the troops, the Pentagon is tapping into its research and development accounts to use money Congress made available for two years, according to an OMB official… ‘They are violating the law left and right,’ Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the House’s top Democratic appropriator, told reporters on Friday about the administration’s moves to shift funding during the shutdown… DeLauro said she trusts that the federal government’s top watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, will push back against any illegal shifting of funding during the lapse.”
• Trump directs Pentagon to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown – AP
• Some Americans Are Starting to Feel the Impact of the Government Shutdown. The Trump administration said over 4,000 workers would be laid off. Farmers trying to plan next year’s crops don’t have all the tools they need. Some medical services have been curtailed in Native communities. – NYT
• The ‘least intensity’ shutdown ever and why it could go on longer – WP
• Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown – NYT
• Trump Fires Thousands In Shutdown Layoffs—Hitting Treasury And Health Departments Hardest: Here’s What To Know – Forbes

Fri, Oct 10, 2025 – Shutdown Day 10: No deal as the shutdown marches toward Week Three  Speaker Johnson cancels another week’s session as shutdown drags

• Congress erupts at Trump’s shutdown mass firings – Axios
• WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown – AP
• Approps Dems respond to OMB Mass Firings: Murray Stmt  DeLauro Stmt
• Federal employees brace for first partial paychecks as shutdown continues. The partial paychecks are the final earnings that excepted and furloughed federal employees will receive until the government shutdown ends. – FNN
• Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown. White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions-in-force were underway. – WP
• Over 4K federal workers hit with shutdown-related layoffs, so far. Court filing makes clear that additional layoffs are possible. – Roll Call
• The Shutdown Layoffs Begin – WSJ
• Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started – AP
• White House has, for now, ruled out legislative fix for military pay. Over 1 million military paychecks could go unfulfilled on Oct. 15. – Politico
• Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun.’ At least nine agencies appear to be affected. – Politico
• USDA tells lawmakers WIC will be funded through October – Politico
• As government funding expired, so too did the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act – Roll Call
• Labor Department recalls furloughed workers to compile critical inflation data. The quality of data produced by the agency is key to Federal Reserve interest rate decisions that affect everything from mortgages to corporate debt. – Politico
• ‘RIFs have begun’: Trump’s budget office escalates government shutdown with mass firings of federal workers – Fortune
• Mike Johnson sticks to no-show shutdown strategy as resistance mounts. “There is absolutely no reason for the House to be out of session,” GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley said. “It’s embarrassing.”–Politico
• The Fiscal Gambit at the Center of the Shutdown. It is a well-worn strategy to temporarily create a government benefit and hope that its eventual expiration will create a standoff like the shutdown fight. – NYT
• The shutdown has caused widespread disruption to state-administered services that depend on federal funding streams. Nearly all states are reporting delays or suspensions of critical programs in areas like nutrition, healthcare, housing, and small business support. – NCSL

Thurs, Oct 9, 2025 – Shutdown Day 9

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 54-45 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
  • The Democratic alternative CR (S 2882) failed again 47-50 (60 being required).
    Text | Sec-by-Sec Summ | Fact Sheet | Health Fact Sheet | D-Stm
• Union leaders representing hundreds of thousands of federal workers urged both parties to negotiate as their members prepared to receive their last paychecks until standoff resolved. – NYT
• IRS pulls back on promise of back pay for idled workers. It’s another sign federal employees may not receive compensation once the government reopens. – Politico
• Some GOP lawmakers have warned the president’s aides against mass layoffs and sharp cuts to government assistance – WSJ
• Why Schumer thinks Dems have momentum – Punchbowl News
• Senate Republicans eye piecemeal government reopening – Axios
• White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week – WP
• More on White House’s view that furloughed workers aren’t guaranteed back pay – Axios
• These Democrats Could Hold the Key to Ending the Shutdown. As the federal closure slides into a second week, Republicans are working to peel off five more Democratic senators to join them in voting to reopen the government. – NYT
• Top GOP defense appropriator breaks with Johnson on shutdown troop pay. The rare move ratchets up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson over his shutdown strategy. – Politico
• Senate won’t touch filibuster to end shutdown, Thune says. The “nuclear option” has gained traction in some circles — mostly off Capitol Hill. – Politico
• Days Before Open Enrollment Begins, Senator Murray Joins Idaho Leaders, Residents Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits to Call on Republicans to Come to the Table to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing – Approps/Murray

Wed, Oct 8, 2025 – Shutdown Day 8: Senate rejects CR again

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR (HR 5371) failed again 54-45 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
  • The Democratic alternative CR (S 2882) failed again 47-52 (60 being required).
    Text | Sec-by-Sec Summ | Fact Sheet | Health Fact Sheet | D-Stm
• Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown – Axios
• On Tuesday, the Trump admin said furloughed feds were not guaranteed back pay. On Wednesday, it sent notices saying they were. – Gov Exec
• Johnson rules out stand-alone vote on paying troops during shutdown – Axios
• House Dems prep letter to Johnson urging vote on troop pay bill – Politico
• White House draws out mass federal firings timeline as GOP grows squeamish – CNN
• How Businesses Are Already Feeling Shutdown Pain. From medical-device maker to marketers, companies feeling the pinch of stalled contracts – WSJ
• This Shutdown Is as Pointless as All the Others – Bloomberg Editorial Bd.
• IRS Furloughs nearly half of its workforce – FiscalTimes
• Who is still working and who has been furloughed? – Reuters

Tues, Oct 7, 2025 – Shutdown Day 7:  White House sows fears about backpay for furloughed workers.

• Staffing shortages cause air travel delays as shutdown nears the one-week mark – CNN
• Trump says he will announce in five days which government programs and jobs will be ‘permanently eliminated’
• New York Times:  White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers. Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term. “Asked if these (furloughed) workers would indeed lose back pay, Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House that it ‘depends on who you’re talking about,’ adding that there were ‘some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way.'”
• Wall Street Journal reported today: “Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) pointed to two coming pressure points on Democrats—this Friday, when some federal paychecks will shrink, and next week, when military workers will lose pay. He sidestepped questions about the White House budget office’s attempts to raise questions about the 2019 law guaranteeing back pay…. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) said the 2019 law was clear and that the White House memo was an empty threat. ‘Every single furloughed federal employee is entitled to back pay. Period. Full stop,’ he said Tuesday.” (emphasis added)
• Senate Appropriations Ranking Democrat Patty Murray, responding to the White House memo on backpay, released the following statement: “The letter of the law is as plain as can be—federal workers, including furloughed workers, are entitled to their backpay following a shutdown. Another baseless attempt to try and scare & intimidate workers by an administration run by crooks and cowards.” – Watch Sen. Murray’s Floor speech
• OMB and OPM in conflict over backpay:  While the Axios article below reports the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is taking the position that furloughed workers are not necessarily entitled to back pay, this conflicts with last week’s guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which states:
  • “Will employees who are furloughed get paid?
  • A. Yes. After the lapse in appropriations has ended, employees who were furloughed as the result of the lapse will receive retroactive pay for those furlough periods. (Click HERE for the statutory requirement at 31 U.S.C. 1341(c)(2), enacted in the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 signed into law by President Trump after the last government shutdown.)”
  • The operative provision states: “(2) Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee’s standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse.”
  • Legal Analysis from Charles S. Konigsberg, J.D., publisher of Appropriations.com, former OMB Assistant Director, General Counsel at Senate Finance Committee, and Staff Attorney at Senate Budget Committee: There is no ambiguity in the statute. Congress clearly stated that furloughed and excepted employees “shall be paid” at the earliest possible date after a shutdown ends. The final clause, “subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse” means only that employees cannot be paid until appropriations are enacted that end the shutdown.  Therefore, as soon as a CR is enacted ending the shutdown, the furloughed and excepted employees must be paid.
• White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren’t entitled to back pay (Axios) – As reported by Axios, “Furloughed federal workers aren’t guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.  Why it matters: If the White House acts on that legal analysis, it would dramatically escalate President Trump’s pressure on Senate Democrats to end the week-old shutdown by denying back pay to as many as 750,000 federal workers after the shutdown.”
• OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance. An OMB FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations. – GovExecutive
• Republican leaders clash on emergency troop pay vote. Some lawmakers want to move standalone legislation to deliver military paychecks amid the shutdown. – Politico
• House Dem Leader rules out short-term extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies – CNN
• Democrats are winning the shutdown fight. Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.  – Bulwark/Cohn
• Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal – NYT

Mon, Oct 6, 2025 – Shutdown Day 6: White House sows fears about mass layoffs, although new analysis explains why RIFs during a shutdown are illegal.

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR failed again 52-42 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
  • The Democratic alternative CR failed again 45-50 (60 being required).
    Text | Sec-by-Sec Summ | Fact Sheet | Health Fact Sheet | D-Stm
• White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’ (Reuters), but see Why RIFs During a Shutdown Are Illegal
• The Senate returns with no shutdown deal in sight. The House has no votes planned this week, as Republicans try to pressure Senate Democrats to give in and open the government. – WP
• For ACA subsidies, deadline is now, experts say – The Hill
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday there are no pending bipartisan talks over expiring health insurance subsidies despite a claim from President Donald Trump. – Politico
• Some are eyeing Oct. 15 — when active-duty military members could miss a paycheck — as the next deadline for action. – Politico

Sun, Oct 5, 2025 – Shutdown Day 5:

• The shutdown conversation no one wants. Partisan bickering overshadows real questions about taxes and the size of America’s government. – WP Editorial Bd.
• Transcript: House Speaker Mike Johnson on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” – CBS

Sat, Oct 4, 2025 – Shutdown Day 4:

• Lawmakers have left Washington with no end to government shutdown in sight – CNN
• The Oval Office meeting didn’t stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone – AP
• What to know about the threats to fire federal workers amid the government shutdown – NPR

Fri, Oct 3, 2025 – Shutdown Day 3:

Thurs, Oct 2, 2025 – Shutdown Day 2:

• HHS that employees of the federal agency were instructed to blame Democrats for the government shutdown in their out-of-office messages. – CNN
• Govt shutdown expected to last into next week as White House warns of mass firings – CNN
• US government shutdown heads for third day amid partisan standoff. The shutdown will persist at least until Friday, when the Senate next convenes to address the issue. – Reuters
• Trump Eyes Firing Thousands of Federal Workers Over Shutdown – Bloomberg
• Trump’s Budget Chief, Slayer of Big Government, Moves Quickly in Shutdown. Russell Vought is taking aim at Democratic priorities and projects. – WSJ
• Trump Promises Cuts to ‘Democrat Agencies.’  President Trump redoubled his threat to use the shutdown to slash the federal bureaucracy as Democrats and Republicans dig in for an extended battle. – NYT
• Federal shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one. – AP
• Senior government officials privately warn against firings during shutdown. The Trump administration has said mass firings are coming, but officials have quietly warned several agencies that the move could violate appropriations law. – WP
• Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’. The Senate majority leader spoke out as some Republicans express qualms about the White House slash-and-burn campaign. – Politico
• Rank-and-file senators began discussing potential solutions Wednesday, though a compromise remains out of reach. – WP
• This shutdown won’t be like the others. The political theatre might look similar. The dynamics underneath are different. – Politico

Wed, Oct 1, 2025 – Shutdown Day 1:

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR failed again 55-45 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
  • The Democratic alternative CR failed again 47-53 (60 being required).
    Text | Sec-by-Sec Summ | Fact Sheet | Health Fact Sheet | D-Stm
• Government shutdown 2025: A guide to what’s still open, what’s closed and what’s fuzzy. While Social Security checks, mail and student loan bills will still be delivered, millions of workers are still set to suffer financial hardship. – Politico
• Trump shields immigration and trade from shutdown fallout. The president is attempting to exact maximum pain on Democrats by pinning the fallout on them while ensuring his own priorities continue unimpeded. – Politico
• Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight. – AP
  
• Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown – AP
• These 6 charts explain why the government shut down – NYT
• Republican senator outlines working group’s ideas for extending Obamacare subsidies. Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is the latest Republican to confirm his participation in negotiations. – Politico
• White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown – Reuters
• White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes – NYT
• What to Expect From the Federal Government Shutdown. – WSJ
• Parts of government halt services in first shutdown since 2019. The Senate voted Wednesday on whether to reopen the government, but Democrats held firm against a Republican plan to extend funding until Nov. 21. – WP
• Trump Plans to Use Shutdown to Fire Federal Workers This Week – Bloomberg

Tues, Sept 30, 2025:

• Today in the Senate:
  • The House-passed CR failed 55-45 (60 being required).
    CR Text | Summary | GOP Stmt | D-Stmt
  • The Democratic alternative CR failed 47-53 (60 being required).
    Text | Sec-by-Sec Summ | Fact Sheet | Health Fact Sheet | D-Stm
  • Therefore the Federal Government Will Shutdown at Midnight.
• Mass email tells federal employees not to blame Trump for government shutdown – FNN
• US government on brink of shutdown after last ditch Senate vote fails – BBC
• Trump Tells Generals the Military Will Be Used to Fight ‘Enemy Within’.  President says some U.S. cities he considers dangerous should become training grounds for American troops – WSJ
• Trump Says Government Shutdown Likely as No Last-Minute Deal Emerges. Funding will lapse at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless Congress passes a stopgap spending bill. – WSJ
• Trump Threatens ‘A Lot’ Of Firings as Shutdown Deadline Nears – Bloomberg
• Trump warns Democrats of ‘irreversible’ actions in government shutdown – Reuters
  • Democrats push for health benefits extension amid shutdown threat
  • Trump threatens federal workforce layoffs amid shutdown uncertainty
• Here are some effects of a government shutdown if Congress, Trump don’t reach a deal – AP
• Potential Effects of a Federal Government Shutdown – CBO
• What Trump told POLITICO about the impending government shutdown – Politico
• Republicans decry WH moves to defund oversight activities – Politico
• Trump Administration defunds federal watchdog office – NYT
• Trump and Vought Illegally Defund Nonpartisan Government Watchdogs – Approps/DeLauro
• Senator Murray Takes to Floor to Lay Out How Republicans Are Forcing a Shutdown, Refusing to Prevent Americans’ Health Care Costs from Exploding – Approps/Murray
• There’s only one way to win a shutdown. – NYT/Gingrich

See Chron for actions prior to the above date. 

Link HERE to appropriations records back to FY 1984

Overview of Action on the 12 Regular Appropriation Bills:  When the shutdown is eventually resolved, appropriators will resume work on the 12 regular appropriation bills for FY 2026. At the time of the shutdown, the status of the bills was as follows:

• The House Appropriations Committee had completed action on all 12 bills and 3 of the bills had been approved on the Floor (Defense, Energy-Water, and MilCon-VA).
• The Senate Appropriations Committee had completed action on 8 of the 12 bills (each with substantial bipartisan support) and 3 of the bills had been approved by the full Senate (Agriculture, Leg. Br., MilCon-VA).
• The House and Senate had begun negotiating final versions of 3 bills: the Ag-Rural-FDA; Legislative Branch; and Military Construction-VA bills.

APPROPRIATIONS STATUS CHART:

Click on Links Below for Bills, Reports, Summaries, and SAPs
“Sub” = subcommittee markup | “Full” = full committee markup
“FL” = floor action | “MB” = minibus

*In the 119th Congress, House Appropriations has renamed State-Foreign Ops:  National Security-State.