Trump signs bill ending government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a temporary bill extending government funding, allowing federal agencies to resume operations through January 30. During this period, Congress must prepare a full-fledged budget bill.

The document restores funding for federal agencies, ends the wave of layoffs among government employees, and provides for compensation to workers who did not receive their salaries during the government shutdown, Caliber.Az reports per US media.

The bill also includes reimbursement for states that used their own funds to cover expenses caused by the shutdown.

Although the bill does not introduce new measures to tighten spending control, it prohibits the Pentagon from launching new military programs that were not previously funded. The law will serve as a foundation for a broader budget plan.

The U.S. government shutdown lasted nearly 43 days — the longest in U.S. history. It began due to disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over subsidies under Obamacare and funding for the Medicaid program. During this period, more than a thousand flights were canceled daily, low-income families were deprived of food stamps, and thousands of federal employees were left without pay or lost their jobs altogether.

By Khagan Isayev