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House begins debate on funding bill
The House began debate for the funding bill that would reopen the federal government. It is expected to be voted on later Wednesday night.
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Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill
The president attacked Democrats over the shutdown and other issues.
Last Updated: November 12, 2025, 11:17 PM EST
President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The House passed the bill by a 222-209 margin earlier in the evening. The Senate passed the bill on Monday.
The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide funding for some government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Here's how the news is developing.
Nov 12, 2025, 4:19 PM EST
House will vote to remove Senate phone record provision: Johnson
In an effort to shore up GOP support for the funding package, Johnson announced on X Wednesday that the House will hold a standalone vote next week on stripping out the Senate phone record provision.
The provision would allow for Senators to sue if their phone records are investigated without their notice.
Many House Republicans are angered over this provision that Senate Majority Leader John Thune added in the funding package at the 11th hour.
Johnson said the measure to strip the provision will be brought up under suspension, requiring a two-thirds majority for passage.
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Nov 12, 2025, 3:51 PM EST
House Democrats, ahead of vote, say they won't support funding package
Just hours before the House is set to vote on the final passage of the government funding package, House Democrats said they wouldn't support Republican efforts to "gut" health care for the American people.
The vote, expected to happen later Wednesday, may see some Democratic support, however. On Monday, eight Senate Democrats voted to advance the government funding package.
"No matter what happens on the floor later on today … our promise to you remains the same. House Democrats will continue to fight to make your life more affordable. House Democrats will continue the fight to address the Republican health care crisis, and House Democrats will fight to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. This fight is not over. We're just getting started," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
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A number of first-term Congress members took the podium after Jeffries, trumpeting their opposition to the government funding package.
Rep. Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat, rebranded the rollbacks on Affordable Care Act subsidies "Trumpcare" -- a play on the ACA's nickname "Obamacare."
Rep. Shomari Figures, an Alabama Democrat, said the over 43-day shutdown was "worth it" in order to fight for healthcare.
"And if you ask us if the shutdown was worth it, I say, hell yes, it was worth it, because fighting to maintain health care for American people," Figures said.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray
Nov 12, 2025, 3:30 PM EST
Jeffries files discharge petition to force vote on extending ACA subsidies for 3 years
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries formally filed a discharge petition on Wednesday to force a vote in the House on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies for three-years. The petition -- a procedural maneuver to bypass House GOP leadership -- would require 218 signatures to trigger a vote in the House. Several Republicans would need to back the effort for it to be successful.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to extend the ACA tax credits for one year but it’s unlikely that Republicans would support a three-year extension.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to holding a vote in the House on extending the ACA subsidies.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
