On September 30, 2023, the Senate passed a bill to keep the government open until mid-November at current spending levels. While a small group of nine Republican senators voted against the bill, an overwhelming majority of their colleagues, a total of 88 senators, voted for it. The nine Republicans who voted against the continuing resolution were:

• Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
• Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.)
• Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
• Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)
• Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
• Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
• Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)
• Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
• Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)