Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wouldn’t say if he was disappointed in the eight Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans to advance the Senate funding plan when pressed by ABC’s Jay O’Brien.

“I am focused on the American people,” he said in a gaggle in the Capitol. “This is a real issue. Does anyone not think health care is a real issue for the American people? And we are in the middle of this fight right now.”

“We are focused on trying to deliver what we can deliver and that should include extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies,” he added.

He said he expects all House Democrats to make it back in time for a vote in the House and would not say if leadership is whipping members against the funding bill.

When pressed if the shutdown was worthwhile, Jeffries said “at the end of the day the fight lives on.”

Jeffries said House Democrats are considering a discharge petition related to the Obamacare subsidies but declined to provide specifics on the plan.

“Stay tuned,” he said.

This comes as Speaker Mike Johnson refused to commit to holding a vote on the ACA subsidies.

A discharge petition would require 218 signatures to force a vote in the House. There are several House Republicans who have advocated for a one-year extension of the ACA tax credits. It’s unlikely Johnson would support this effort.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller

The Senate has officially locked in a deal to complete its work on government funding Monday night.

The Senate was scheduled to begin a series of eight votes at 5:30 p.m. The eighth and final vote in the series will be the vote to pass the government funding bill. It is expected to pass.

Votes in the Senate can sometimes take a while unless senators are motivated to move quickly. It could take three hours to get through all eight votes.

Once the Senate votes on the bill, it will go to the House for consideration there.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday afternoon he expects a vote in the lower chamber as early as Wednesday.

-ABC News’ Allison Pecorin

House Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a private conference call Monday that he’s expecting the lower chamber to hold a vote on government funding as early as Wednesday, according to multiple sources.

A formal vote schedule in the House has not been noticed as the bill is still being processed in the Senate. Once it clears the Senate, it will head to the House, where several steps will need to be taken before a final vote can be held. The bill must go through the Rules Committee before it can hit the floor for a procedural vote and debate.

During an interview on CNN Monday afternoon, Johnson said “I believe they will” when asked if all Republicans in the House will vote for the Senate funding bill.

“We’ve got to get everybody back,” he said. Johnson said he told members to start traveling back to D.C. earlier today. Attendance is a key issue to watch.

The House has been out of session since Sept. 19 — 52 days ago.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller

Speaker Mike Johnson, walking back to his office, again would not commit to holding a vote in the House on the Affordable Care Act subsidies -- something Senate GOP leaders agreed to do as part of a deal they cut with Democrats to reopen the government.

Johnson said there will be a "deliberative process" in the lower chamber to "find consensus" among lawmakers.

"I do not guarantee the outcome of legislation or dates or deadlines or anything," he said.

Last week at a news conference, Johnson echoed a similar sentiment -- saying he would not make any promises on holding an ACA subsidies vote.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Jay O'Brien