when is the government shutting down

The U.S. government is scheduled to shut down at midnight on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, if Congress does not reach an agreement on a funding bill to keep it open. This means the shutdown will begin just after midnight and go into Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The shutdown is due to a failure by Republicans and Democrats to agree on a short-term spending measure. Republicans control both chambers but lack the 60 votes needed to pass the bill in the Senate. Democrats are opposing the current Republican proposal mainly over healthcare and Medicaid funding issues. If no deal is made by the deadline, non-essential federal government operations will cease, and many federal employees could be furloughed or face layoffs.