WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and House Budget Committee, voted to end the longest government shutdown in American history with a continuing resolution that fully funds the government through January 30, 2026. The final vote was 222-209 with bipartisan support.
Today’s legislative package also includes three bipartisan appropriations bills to fund certain government agencies through the end of Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26), including more than $5 million for Ohio projects that Rep. Carey personally secured.
“I proudly voted to reopen the government after a record-long, needless government shutdown that hurt families in Ohio. The bipartisan package that we passed today fully funds critical programs like SNAP and makes sure federal workers, including our Air Traffic Controllers, get paid, as I have been advocating for since the shutdown began more than a month ago,” Rep. Carey said. “I was also happy that this bill marks a step forward in returning to the regular appropriations process and included funding for critical projects in Ohio that I fought to deliver. I voted to keep the government open in September because I knew the harm a shutdown could inflict on Ohio families, and I am glad to see the hardship ending for our communities.”
Further details on the funding legislation:
- This legislation fully funds the government through the end of January 2026 and includes paychecks for federal workers as well as funding for programs like SNAP and Head Start.
- This legislation includes a package to fund three individual appropriations bills: Legislative Branch, Agriculture-Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs-Military Construction through the end of FY 26. This gives Congress a window to negotiate full-year, bipartisan funding packages for remaining federal agencies without federal workers missing paychecks and services being delayed in the interim period.
- This bill also includes funding for two projects in Ohio’s 15th District that Rep. Carey directly secured, known as Community Project Funding:
$3,500,000 for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office to construct a new 39,000-sq. ft. Operations and Dispatch Center to replace the current outdated, 100-year-old facility. This was included in the full-year Agriculture FY 26 appropriations bill included in today’s package.
$1,887,500 for the City of Obetz, Ohio in Franklin County to replace its decades-old water tower that is no longer able to adequately serve its community. This was included in the full-year Agriculture FY 26 appropriations bill included in today’s package.
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