Earlier in the day, the House voted to reopen federal agencies — the first time it had been in session in nearly eight weeks. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) had kept the chamber out of session since Sept. 19 in a bid to pressure the Senate to agree to a GOP funding extension, which Senate Democrats had repeatedly rejected. Lawmakers voted 222-209 to reopen the government.

The plan approved Wednesday was first brokered over the weekend between Senate Republicans, seven Senate Democrats and one independent. It passed the upper chamber Monday night.

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The deal will fund the government through Jan. 30, pass three appropriations bills, reverse more than 4,000 federal layoffs the Trump administration attempted to implement earlier in the shutdown and prevent future layoffs through the end of January. It will appropriate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, through September 2026.

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The measure also includes a provision that would allow at least eight GOP senators to sue the government over attempts to subpoena their records as part of an investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. House Republicans grumbled about that inclusion but opted not to strip it out in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Now it’s causing headaches for Johnson, who announced Wednesday he would fast-track legislation to strip it from the law.