The U.S. government is set to shut down if Congress does not pass funding legislation by the deadline of September 30, 2025, at midnight. As of mid- September 2025, none of the 12 appropriations bills required to fund the government for fiscal year 2026 have been enacted, and attempts to pass stopgap funding bills have failed in the Senate. The Senate voted down both the Republican and Democratic short-term funding proposals, and both chambers are in recess until September 29, just hours before the shutdown deadline. Unless Congress reaches an agreement and the President signs the legislation by September 30, the government will shut down starting October 1, 2025, at 12:00 a.m.
In summary, the government shutdown is expected to begin on October 1, 2025, if no funding bill or continuing resolution is passed and signed by then.
