Short answer: The 2025 U.S. federal government shutdown lasted 43 days before it ended in November 2025. Details

• Start date: October 1, 2025, when funding bills expired and the government began a partial shutdown.

• End date: November 12–13, 2025, after Congress passed and the president signed legislation to restore funding, officially ending the shutdown.

Context and notable points

• It became the longest U.S. government shutdown on record, surpassing the 35-day 2018–2019 shutdown.

• The shutdown impacted hundreds of thousands of federal employees through furloughs and delayed services, with ongoing debates about healthcare subsidies and policy provisions in the funding package.

If you’d like, I can pull up a concise timeline of key events and the economic impact statistics from reputable outlets.