Laure Morissa

Government Shutdown 2024 October Half. Without a new funding plan, a shutdown will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Congress has until midnight friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will.

Congress has until midnight friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will. There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976, with varying levels of shutdowns that have affected agencies — and the public — in different ways.