The bill advanced by a vote of 60-40.
President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a bit more insight into his proposal that Obamacare subsidies should go directly to Americans' Health Savings Accounts to pay for health care rather than sending funds to insurance companies through the Affordable Care Act.
Meanwhile, the Senate voted Sunday night on a test vote that would fund the government through Jan. 31 and end the 40-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Enough Democrats voted to pass the bill.
And the Department of Agriculture in a late Saturday night memo ordered states to reverse any steps they've taken to issue SNAP benefits and threatened to impose financial penalties on states that do not “comply” quickly.
The House Freedom Caucus has endorsed a long-term continuing resolution that would go into November 2026 if not later -- setting up a clash with GOP leaders.
This comes as House and Senate leaders are looking at a new date for the continuing resolution in either December or more likely, January.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
The White House on Tuesday would not guarantee all furloughed federal workers will get backpay -- despite a 2019 law President Donald Trump signed that guarantees it.
The Washington Post reports the administration is sending notifications to federal staff suggesting that only those who worked during the government shutdown will be paid when it ends.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is "open to discussing with Democrats" the issue of backpay, indicating they are once again using federal worker pay as a pressure point to get Democrats to vote to reopen the government. However, she would not specify what that discussion would entail or why a federal law is being discussed.
-ABC News' Rachel Scott and Karen Travers
Senate Republicans appeared rather optimistic that they could convince a handful of Democrats to abandon their demands to fund the government by the end of this week. But Senate Democrats have not said as much publicly, though some are signaling there are indications of a "thaw."
Behind the scenes, a small bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators is in conversation to find a way out of this shutdown. It would almost certainly require Democrats to drop the reason they are putting up this fight: extending expiring Obamacare subsidies so healthcare costs don't rise for millions.
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds told ABC News once the election is over, Democrats may have more of an appetite, saying "so they will have turned out their base, and I think that makes it a little bit easier for them now to come back in and actually get something done."
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin even said he believes Democrats could get there by Thursday or Friday.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal told ABC News there "seems to be some indication of a thaw," but it may take longer. When asked whether he would be willing to drop his healthcare demands, Blumenthal said if Democrats back away now, what will it all be for?
"I speak only for myself, which is, what have we done to endure all of this inconvenience and some pain if we don't accomplish something for the American people. And I sense and sympathize with the hurt that people are feeling, but the greater hurt is to go without health insurance, and that has to be the goal, rather than just capitulating and walking away, leaving the American people stranded and alone without help," he said.
-ABC News' Rachel Scott and Lauren Peller
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked what else President Donald Trump plans to do help bring the shutdown to an end besides posting on his social media platform Truth Social.
"Look, I think you'll see. I think you'll see the president continue to engage, very strongly and consistently with his friends on Capitol Hill. I don't have any meetings to read out for you at this time, but I think you should stay tuned and keep your eyes on Truth Social on this matter. The president's making his position on it quite clear," Leavitt said.
Trump has issued multiple calls on Republicans to eliminate the filibuster to end the stalemate.
"And again, he is right. Republicans need to play tough. We know that this is what the Democrats will do if they are ever given the keys to power again," she said.
