The legislation will increase defense spending by $6 billion and boost border enforcement funding and will cut non-defense spending by $13 billion. Now that the government is funded until the fall, Republicans are free to focus on enacting Trump’s agenda, which includes extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Passage of the bill means that lawmakers won’t battle over funding the government again until the fall, clearing the way for Republicans to focus on enacting Trump’s agenda, such as funding border security and extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The House narrowly passed the House on Tuesday by a vote of 217-213, with only one Democrat voting to support it. The lower chamber went on recess after passing the spending bill, effectively jamming the Senate on timing to prevent any changes against the backdrop of a looming shutdown.

Senate Democrats grappled for days over whether to support the GOP-led bill. Republicans control 53 Senate seats and needed Democratic support to lock in the 60 votes to defeat a filibuster. Senate Democrats who opposed the bill argued that helping advance the bill would give Trump and Elon Musk more power to continue slashing the federal government without oversight. While, those who voted in support acknowledged that a shutdown would bring pain and disruption.

At one point on Friday, even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-NY) refused to answer questions about whether he had confidence in Schumer. 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his caucus huddled behind closed doors for days, grappling with what many called “two horrible choices:” voting for a bill they believe would permit serious cuts in funding to programs and caving to Republicans or being blamed for a government shutdown.

At one point, Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) urged their colleagues to pass a clean 30-day government funding patch instead of passing House Republican’s plan.

It became clear the bill was in danger of failing and causing a government shutdown until Thursday when Schumer announced on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance the bill. The New York senator argued that voting to keep the government open is “the best way to minimize harm,” warning that shutting down the government could backfire and empower Trump to dismantle more of the federal government. 

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The move enraged fellow Democrats within the caucus and Democratic House leadership, who distanced themselves from the decision, exposing a major rift within the party. Outspoken progressives denounced the plan, accusing Senate Democrats of surrendering to Republicans and Trump while receiving nothing substantive in return. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took a victory lap following the passage of the bill on Friday night, commending fellow Republicans for standing together “to get the job done.”

“Republicans have again stood together to get the job done, this time to pass a CR that freezes spending and funds the government for the remainder of FY25,” Johnson said in a post on X.

“Shamefully, 99% of Democrats in Congress voted to SHUT DOWN the government—simply because they seem to hate President Trump more than they love America,” he added.

The legislation now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.