Government shutdown: Congress has four days to act. Here’s what’s at risk.

Congress is facing fast-approaching deadlines on Friday and on Feb. 2, after approving funding through those dates in legislation passed in November.

Congressional leaders on Sunday announced a two-part stopgap budget, with funding through March 1 for departments including Agriculture, Energy, and Housing and Urban Development. The rest of the government, including the Pentagon, would be funded through March 8.

The effects a shutdown would have on Americans are numerous. The Department of Housing and Urban Development says nearly all of its fair-housing activities would cease during a lapse in funding. Training for new air-traffic controllers would also be stalled, and thousands of federal workers would be furloughed.

The Senate is scheduled to take a procedural vote late Tuesday, beginning the process of considering the legislation.

In the House of Representatives, meanwhile, there is conservative opposition to the plan, with some members seeking to include spending cuts and border-security policies in the stopgap bills.

“We’ve had plenty of time to address funding levels. Congress keeps punting this while our our southern border remains a mess and our national debt continues to surge,” wrote Rep. Andy Biggs, an Arizona Republican, on X.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, said bipartisan cooperation is needed to “quickly pass the CR and send it to the president’s desk before Friday’s funding deadline.” He was referring to a continuing resolution, or stopgap budget.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, may need to bring the bill to the House floor under special fast-track rules, given conservative opposition. Doing so means Johnson would need to rely heavily on Democrats to pass the bill, something that also risks the ire of conservatives.