A trio of full-year spending bills, including SNAP and Capitol Police funding, is poised to advance once a funding agreement is reached, aimed at stabilizing key government programs.

Senate discussions are intensifying to end the government shutdown, led by a veteran appropriator coordinating with both parties and the White House to forge a pathway forward.

The administration plans to use contingency funds to partially pay SNAP due to a court ruling, though expected delays are anticipated.

House Speaker plans to bring the House back to Washington soon after a funding deal clears the Senate, with the chamber idle since late September.

A major hurdle remains the expiring ACA subsidies, with talks including a possible standalone vote to extend them, though no concrete plan has been finalized.

Britt advocates for a December deadline while some Republicans prefer funding through the start of next year, with the aim to move appropriations bills onto the Senate floor under the normal process.

In Birmingham, the city approved $1 million to support 23,000 SNAP households, underscoring that hunger is a nonpartisan issue.

The shutdown is affecting Alabama, where the first SNAP payments were not issued, prompting Governor Kay Ivey to dedicate $2 million in emergency funds to eight food banks.

There is ongoing contention over funding timelines, as the Senate rejected the House GOP stopgap to fund through mid-November for the 14th time, prompting consideration of short-term funding through December or January.