WASHINGTON - Lawmakers have agreed upon a stopgap bill that will reopen the government after a Monday evening vote.

But the record-long government shutdown is not quite over.

The House must now vote on the legislation before it can head to President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature.

The final Senate vote was 60-40.

What they're saying:

After the vote, Senate Majority leader John Thune, R-S.D., thanked unpaid staff and Capitol Police who stood near him on the floor. He said he realized the strain had been immense for "six excruciating weeks."

"I am very, very happy to be able to say we are coming to the end," Thune said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson urged lawmakers to start returning to Washington "right now" given shutdown-related travel delays.

"We have to do this as quickl

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