Trump signs funding bill to end shutdown after package clears House

CBS News ^ | February 3, 2026 | Caitlin Yilek, Kaia Hubbard

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What to know about the partial government shutdown:

• President Trump signed a massive funding bill to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, bringing an end to the standoff after four days with a new fight over immigration on the horizon.
• The House voted earlier in the day to approve the package by a vote of 217 to 214, with 21 Republicans and 21 Democrats crossing the aisle. Getting the bill across the finish line presented some challenges earlier in the day for Speaker Mike Johnson, who ultimately convinced a handful of GOP holdouts to advance the measure for a final vote.
• The legislation includes five full-year spending bills and a two-week extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are demanding reforms to how immigration enforcement agencies like ICE conduct their operations, an issue that will now become the focus of negotiations on Capitol Hill. 
• DHS funding will expire on Feb. 14 without further action. However, immigration agencies won't be affected by another lapse, since they received a separate influx of money last year.

OMB directs agencies to reopen in "prompt and orderly manner"

The Office of Management and Budget directed agencies and departments to begin reopening now that Mr. Trump has signed the funding package. 

"President Trump signed H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which ends the partial shutdown, brings employees back to work, and reopens all affected government functions,"said the memo, which was signed by OMB director Russ Vought. "Therefore, agencies should take all necessary steps to ensure that offices open in a prompt and orderly manner on February 4, 2026. Employees who were on furlough due to the absence of appropriations may resume work remotely today...

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: budget; crcrcr; debt; deficit; house; inflation

[Sacajaweau]

Shut down...was just a long weekend...big whoop...now for the games.

I have no trouble with cameras...and/or chem weapons...

Don't like the unmasking...

[Paladin2]

We’re gonna go broke.

I’ll have to have a talk with my 5 yr. old grands to explain to them why they will have to start working harder.

[Bratch]

Your anger at Congress is misplaced.

The representation is merely a reflection of the voters.

[DesertRhino]

No SAVE act. And they have no reason to do it before midterms.

[ClearCase_guy]

Are elections decided by the voters? Do the voters matter? I’m really not sure.

[faithhopecharity]

Yours:
“ If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re going to have
selfish, ignorant leaders.” (Carlin)

That’s correct.
But even if we had perfect intelligent angels for citizens, we’d likely still have selfish, ignorant leaders. (With an emphasis on the selfish/ avaricious/ corrupt part.)

It’s almost systemic nowadays in USA, imho.

[Organic Panic]

And federal kings on the bench to make royal decrees.

If the SAVE act ever passes it will halted by a Biden judge in milliseconds.