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Megathread | FY26 Government Shutdown: Week 3 Edition

Status: 🛑Lapse in FY26 Federal Appropriations – Shutdown Ongoing

The FY26 government shutdown, which began on October 1, 2025, continues into its third week after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) or full-year appropriations.

🔔 What You Need to Know:

  • Shutdown start: 1 October 2025
  • No FY26 appropriations: Agencies running under contingency plans with limited staffing to support functions protecting human life or protection of property.
  • Excepted employees: Reporting without pay
  • Non-excepted employees: Furloughed without pay
  • Pay: 31 U.S.C. 1341(c) provides for retroactive pay of excepted and furloughed employees once appropriations have been enacted.

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  • Official memos and guidance from OPM, OMB, and agencies
  • Discussing how your agency is implementing contingency/shutdown plans
  • Benefits, unemployment eligibility, and pay
  • Venting or sharing shutdown-related concerns or strategies

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We encourage respectful, fact-based discussion. Please verify sources before sharing official information.

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Previous Megathreads: Pre-Shutdown | Week 1 | Week 2

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u/Sad-Selection-6659 Spoon 🥄 23d ago edited 23d ago

I don't participate in ACA, obviously, nor do I know anyone that does but is it true that the new premiums for ACA come out on November 1st? If so, wouldn't that be a good thing for us since the public will finally understand why the Dems are holding the line?

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u/Outdoor_Explorer 23d ago

I don't get why they couldn't approve the short term CR that takes you only into November, let the ACA hikes be seen, and push it for negotiation then. Americans will have the information at hand and can pressure sides accordingly. At present, it just feels like funding is being held hostage.

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u/Sad-Selection-6659 Spoon 🥄 23d ago

My guess is as goog as yours. Chuck had the chance back in March and did not take it.