<h1>Partisan deadlock over spending and expiring ACA tax credits risks shutdown unless Senate secures 60-vote cloture (Rule XXII)</h1> A partisan impasse in Congress over federal spending and expiring health-care tax credits risks a government shutdown at the funding deadline unless the Senate passes a House short-term continuing resolution. Senate procedure requires a 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster, and the majority party lacks sufficient unified support, creating leverage for the minority to insist on an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. The executive branch and congressional leaders met but failed to reach agreement. Federal agencies are activating contingency plans detailing which offices remain funded and which employees would be furloughed or laid off if funding lapses.