- A $1.2 trillion spending package passed, ending the partial shutdown.
- AHLA, USTA warned the shutdown could disrupt hospitality businesses.
- They insist TSA officers and air traffic controllers are paid during closures.
THE U.S. HOUSE of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday, which President Donald Trump signed, ending the four-day partial government shutdown. Industry groups had warned the shutdown could disrupt air travel and affect hotels and other businesses.
Trump signed the funding legislation Tuesday afternoon in the Oval Office, ending the shutdown that began Saturday, according to CBS News.
“President Trump signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which ends the partial shutdown, brings employees back to work and reopens affected government functions,” the memo signed by OMB Director Russ Vought said. “Therefore, agencies should take all necessary steps to ensure that offices open in a prompt and orderly manner on Feb. 4, 2026. Employees who were on furlough due to the absence of appropriations may resume work remotely today and should return to their duty stations on Feb. 4, 2026.”
Tuesday marked the fourth day of the shutdown, which stemmed from a dispute over the Trump administration’s immigration policies following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minnesota last month. The closure followed a 43-day government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—that caused financial losses for the travel and hotel industries about two months ago.
‘$6.1B lost in 2025 shutdown’
Hospitality groups, including the American Hotels & Lodging Association, U.S. Travel Association and Airlines for America, called for an end to the partial shutdown, saying it “punishes workers and disrupts Americans.” The organizations warned the shutdown could disrupt air travel and affect the hospitality industry.
“We saw firsthand how government shutdowns significantly disrupted travel and hurt our economy last year,” the organizations said, citing losses from the 2025 shutdown, which lasted from Oct. 1 through Nov. 12.
The previous shutdown caused an estimated $6.1 billion in losses across travel and related sectors, including an average of 88,000 fewer trips per day and $2.7 billion in trip-related losses.
During the shutdown, air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers worked without pay, which “strains the aviation system and sends ripple effects across the travel industry,” the associations said.
The organizations also called on Congress to ensure TSA officers and air traffic controllers are paid during future funding lapses, including by passing the bipartisan Aviation Funding Solvency Act and Aviation Funding Stability Act.
“Congress must also pursue solutions to guarantee that TSA officers and air traffic controllers are paid regardless of future funding lapses,” the associations said. “The Aviation Funding Solvency Act and the Aviation Funding Stability Act would ensure air traffic controllers and other critical FAA employees get paid during shutdowns and would use funds already paid into the system. These are common sense proposals that have bipartisan support and should be passed swiftly.”
In October, AHLA reported the hotel industry lost $650 million as the shutdown entered its fourth week, or $31 million per day.
