The House passed Continuing Resolution (CR) funding for USDA and the Forest Service on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in a 217-213 vote. The Senate passed the measure on Friday, March 14, 2025, in a 54-46 vote. The president signed the legislation Saturday morning.
The CR will expire on September 30, 2025, at 11:59:59 pm ET. The countdown clock below reflects the expiration date and time.
When there is a budget impasse where Congress has not passed required appropriations, this page activates to assist Union members and Bargaining Unit Employees (BUEs) in the event of a budget funding lapse and federal employees are furloughed. All government shutdowns have been precipitated by a lapse in government appropriations.
As a reminder, NFFE fought hard to pass the 2019 Government Employee Fair Treatment Act . This ensures that in the event of a funding lapse, all furloughed employees will receive their pay retroactively upon the government reopening. In the past, furloughed employees relied on the Congress to grant special authority to pay workers for the time spent at home during a shutdown. Under the 2019 law, all affected federal workers are guaranteed to receive backpay.
If a shutdown happens:
