when is government shutdown

The U.S. government is set to shut down starting at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, unless Congress reaches an agreement on a funding bill by the end of Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The shutdown would occur if no short-term spending measure or appropriations bill is passed to fund government operations into October and beyond. This is the first potential shutdown in nearly seven years, and the last one occurred in late 2018 during President Trump's first term. The current standoff involves disagreements primarily between Republicans and Democrats over healthcare and budget priorities, with neither side yet able to secure the necessary votes in the Senate to prevent the shutdown.