A bipartisan agreement was reached in the Senate to fund the federal government until January 30 and end the shutdown. CNN reports this, citing informed sources.
Under the agreement, the vote on Obamacare has been separated and will take place in December. The bipartisan agreement reached in the US Senate also includes a measure that Democrats were particularly keen on: the rehiring of federal employees fired during the shutdown. It also establishes that employees on forced leave receive retroactive pay. The short-term spending bill bars the Office of Management and Budget from implementing further mass layoffs until January 30.