Explainer: Why Is The US Likely To Have Another Government Shutdown?

 

The US government will shut down at 12:01 am ET on Sunday, October 1, 2023, if Congress doesn’t pass a short-term bill to keep the government funded while negotiations on spending for the next year continue.

As the past 20 or so times it happened -and the many other times it was on the verge of happening — US lawmakers, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, cannot pass common legislation needed to fund the federal government and its various agencies.

A government shutdown would impact the country’s largest food assistance programmes, food safety inspections, national parks, federally funded preschool and federal college grants and loans. Here’s the latest news on where things stand with the possible shutdown.

According to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the House will vote Friday on a continuing resolution to prevent a shutdown from occurring at 12:01 am Sunday. But it remains unclear if it has enough votes to pass. Keep an eye out on The World Reviews for more updates.