The Supreme Court extended an order blocking full SNAP payments Tuesday amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

The order keeps a chaotic situation in place at least for a few more days. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.

The Senate has approved a bill to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history , and the House could vote on it as early as Wednesday.

Reopening the government would restart the program, which helps 42 million people buy groceries, but it’s not clear how quickly full payments would resume.

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