During a government shutdown, federal agencies stop all non-essential work and millions of federal employees, including members of the military, wont receive paychecks. However, some government entities will be exempt, such as Social Security checks, which will still go out. Here is a list of some of the agencies and programs that would be affected by a government shutdown:

• Department of Agriculture: The Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women Infants and Children (WIC) programs would be affected.

• Department of Education: Student aid and loan programs could be disrupted, including processing Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications, disbursing Pell Grants and Federal Direct Student Loans, and servicing Federal student loans. Thousands of children across the country would lose access to Head Start programs.

• Department of Transportation: Air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents would remain on the job, but without pay.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Most employees of FEMA would remain on the job, but the agency would risk running out of funds for disaster relief and long-term recovery projects.

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Routine inspections of facilities would be delayed across the country.

• National Parks Service: National parks would be closed, and tourist services around them could see disruptions and downturns.

• Small Business Administration (SBA): The SBA would stop processing new business loans, such as through the 7(a) and 504 programs. However, SBA’s Disaster Loan Program would continue regular operations.

• Social Security Administration: The Social Security Administration would continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, and payments would continue under the Medicare and Medicaid health programs.

• U.S. Department of Defense: The two million U.S. military personnel would remain at their posts, but roughly half of the Pentagons 800,000 civilian employees would be furloughed.

It is important to note that the impact of a government shutdown can vary depending on how long it lasts and the contingency plans in place at affected agencies.