U.S. House Votes to Reopen Federal Government After Longest Shutdown in History

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnsonn heads to the vote at capitol Hill. / Reuters: Nathan Howard

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to reopen the federal government after the nation endured the longest shutdown in its history. The vote took place on Wednesday (local time) as lawmakers returned to Washington following an eight-week recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson led the proceedings on Capitol Hill, marking a critical step toward restoring normal government operations.

The measure, a stopgap funding package, passed the Republican-controlled House by a vote of 222 to 209. The temporary funding bill aims to restart essential services that were halted during the shutdown, including food assistance programs, salaries for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and air traffic control operations that were severely disrupted.

The bill had already cleared the Senate earlier in the week, and the White House confirmed that President Donald Trump will sign it into law on Wednesday, officially ending the shutdown. The package extends federal funding through January 30, but analysts warn that the plan could add approximately US$1.8 trillion in new debt annually, pushing the nation’s total public debt to an estimated US$38 trillion.

Source: ABC News

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