Partial federal shutdown ends on Tuesday, Feb. 3
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the president signed the funding bill that ended the partial federal shutdown that began on Friday night.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148) was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on Feb. 3, ending a brief partial government shutdown. This law funds federal agencies including the departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), War (DoW), Transportation (DoT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the end of fiscal year 2026 (FY26) on Sep. 30 and extends funding at current levels for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until Feb. 13. More can be read in CU’s legislation overview.