The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to US President Donald Trump for his signature.
It ends a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple pay checks, travellers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get meals for their families.
[live moment: trump]House members made their long-awaited return to the nation's capital this week after nearly eight weeks away.
Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line by a vote of 222-209.
The Senate has already passed the measure.
The White House said Mr Trump, who previously called the bill a "very big victory", would sign it into law later on Wednesday, local time, ending the shutdown.
Shutdown took increasing toll on country
The Democrats wanted to extend an enhanced tax credit expiring at the end of the year that lowers the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
They refused to go along with a short-term spending bill that did not include that priority.
But the Republicans said that was a separate policy fight to be held at another time.
They eventually prevailed, but only after the shutdown took an increasing toll on the country.
"We told you 43 days ago from bitter experience that government shutdowns don't work," Republican Representative Tom Cole said.
"They never achieve the objective that you announce. And guess what? You haven't achieved that objective yet, and you're not going to."
'This fight is not over'
The shutdown has magnified the stark partisan divisions within Congress, with that split reflected when representatives debated the measure on the House floor.
The Republicans said the Democrats sought to use the pain generated by the shutdown to prevail in a policy dispute.
"They knew it would cause pain and they did it anyway," House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
Meanwhile, the Democrats said the Republicans raced to pass tax breaks earlier this year that they say mostly will benefit the wealthy.
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said the Democrats would not give up even if the vote did not go their way.
"This fight is not over. We're just getting started," Mr Jeffries said.
The house had not been in legislative session since September 19, when it passed a short-term measure to keep the government open after the new budget year began in October.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent representatives home after that vote and put the onus on the Senate to act, saying House Republicans had done their job.
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