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The funding lapse ran from 31 January 2026, when the continuing resolution expired, to 3 February 2026, when the House passed the package 217-214 and the President signed it.[1]- Start
- Jan 31, 202690% CONFIDENCEsource
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- Feb 3, 202690% CONFIDENCEsource
Half the Government Shuts Down for Four Days
A stopgap covering six of the twelve appropriations bills expired on 31 January 2026, closing roughly half of federal agencies until the House passed a funding package 217-214 on 3 February.
- The continuing resolution ran out on 31 January 2026 for the agencies covered by six appropriations bills - Defense, Homeland Security, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD, Financial Services and National Security-State[2]
- Roughly half of all federal departments closed, along with the Executive Office of the President and the judicial branch[1]
- Democrats withheld votes over the Homeland Security title after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Protection agents, and the House's 72-hour rule for reading a bill delayed the vote further[3]
- The House passed the package 217-214 on 3 February and the President signed it that day: five full appropriations bills plus a two-week stopgap for Homeland Security alone[1]
- Most agencies were funded to the end of the fiscal year; Homeland Security was left to another round of negotiation[4]