After more than 40 days, the federal government has reopened. President Donald Trump signed the new government funding bill late Wednesday evening following a 60-40 vote in the Senate and a 222-209 vote in the House of Representatives.

The votes were largely along party lines, though there were defectors from both sides who affected the final tally. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin voted against the bill, continuing her push to extend health care tax breaks.

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and U.S. Representative Tony Wied both voted in favor of the measure, with Wied joining other Republicans in blaming Democrats for triggering the 43-day government shutdown — the longest in the nation’s history.

According to ABC News, government workers will return to work on Thursday. Those who were fired will have the opportunity to be reinstated, and furloughed employees will receive back pay for the time lost.

What was not addressed were the health care subsidies, a key sticking point for Democrats who voted down more than a dozen previous attempts to pass a funding bill. As part of the deal to reopen the government, a vote on the issue is supposed to take place, though Republican leaders in both chambers have not committed to scheduling it.

The government is currently funded only through January 30, 2026, leaving open the possibility of another impasse in the new year.