how many votes needed to avoid shutdown

The Senate needs 60 votes to advance legislation to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. In the recent vote, a Republican-backed funding bill to extend government funding for seven weeks received 55 votes, falling short by 5 votes from the 60-vote threshold needed to avert the shutdown. This shortfall led to the government shutting down after funding expired. Republicans, holding a majority, need support from at least seven Democrats to reach the 60 votes required in the Senate to pass funding bills that avoid a shutdown.