WEEKLY UPDATE: 11/13/25
The longest government shutdown in history is over, after the U.S. House of Representatives approved and President Trump signed into law a continuing resolution to fund much of the federal government through January.
Critically, the stopgap legislation does not extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — negotiations over which fueled the 43-day shutdown, but it does retroactively extend key healthcare waivers and flexibilities, including Medicare telehealth coverage, from October 1 to January 30.
The Senate-backed funding package also features a trio of bipartisan appropriations bills that fully fund some key agencies and programs through September 2026, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The Senate advanced the continuing resolution on Monday, November 10, driven by a promise to hold a mid-December vote on legislation to extend the expiring subsidies — without a guarantee it would pass. House leaders did not commit to a similar agreement in their chamber.
Most congressional Democrats, including Connecticut’s delegation, denounced the deal for failing to address the expiring enhanced premium tax credits that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans, including thousands of Connecticut customers currently considering whether to enroll in a 2026 plan before the January 15 deadline. The fate of the subsidies, and whether Congress will hold a December vote to extend them, remains in limbo.
Though the end of the shutdown means full SNAP payments will resume, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 11, extended an order blocking states from issuing full funds to recipients, reversing a lower court order to provide partial benefits during the shutdown. The decision was handed down days after Governor Ned Lamont authorized the state to load the full monthly allocation for November onto recipients’ electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards.
