The Senate has passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending it to the House for approval. The measure would fund the government through the end of January, reverse federal worker layoffs,

House Republicans said a vote could come as early as Wednesday. The Senate on Monday passed a short-term government funding bill and sent it to the House, where a vote could come as early as Wednesday.

The U.S. Capitol on the 41st day of the partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2025. T he Senate on Monday passed a short-term government funding bill and sent it to the House, where a vote could come as early as Wednesday.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives was set to vote as soon as Wednesday afternoon on a measure to end the government shutdown. The GOP-led rules committee was expected to meet late Tuesday to tee up consideration of a stopgap government funding bill that was passed by the Senate with crucial support from a handful of Democrats a day earlier.

The government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, has put a strain on Americans as it disrupted federal programs, services and even air travel.

The Senate took a big step towards ending the government shutdown with some lawmakers crossing party lines to vote on a compromise.

The Senate has voted to pass a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government and end a shutdown that has now run for more than 40 days. Here's what that means for Coloradans.