How does a government shutdown end? Here’s what would need to happen

Meaning, the shutdown will end and the government will fully reopen once Congress passes funding appropriations. President Donald Trump will then have to sign the appropriations bill into law.

The federal government has shut down 21 times in the past 5 decades

Over the past five decades, the US government has shut down 21 times before shutting down Oct. 1, 2025. The longest government shutdown, which lasted 35 days, occurred from Decemb ...

How many times has the U.S. government shutdown? What we know about timeline

When was the last time the U.S. had a government shutdown? Here's a timeline and what we know about shutdowns over the last ...

When was the last time the government shut down? How often has it happened?

The last government shutdown started on Dec. 22, 2018 and lasted 35 days. The shutdown ended on Jan. 19, 2019 and cost the economy about $3 billion, or 0.02% of the GDP, according to the Congressional ...

Breaking down the last US government shutdown: Timeline and consequences

The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S.