Another Senate vote for short-term government funding fails, extending shutdown
Source: Scripps News
Posted 7:03 PM, Oct 06, 2025
A new Senate vote to restore short-term funding for the federal government failed on Monday. Lawmakers first voted 45-50 on a proposal brought by Democrats in the chamber, which fell short of the minimum 60-vote threshold required to pass the motion. A following vote on the GOP version of the bill, which has passed the House of Representatives, failed less than an hour later, by a vote of 52-42.
A successful bill would have funded the government through Nov. 21, but without progress, the government remains closed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has indicated it is up to the Senate to reach consensus on the bill the House passed before its members left town about two weeks ago. “There’s nothing for us to negotiate,” Johnson said. “The ball is in the Senate’s court.”
And there were some signs of negotiation in the Senate on Monday. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) told Scripps News that if he were to vote for the bill, he wanted to see the White House and Office of Management and Budget agree to addressing Democrats' health care concerns.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/another-senate-vote-for-short-term-government-funding-fails-extending-shutdown
Roll Call Democratic Senate Bill (S.2882 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026) - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00544.htm
Roll Call Republican House Bill (H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026) - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00545.htm
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