Furlough 2025 Update. Congress had not approved appropriations for fy 2025 by the end of fy 2024 and thus passed legislation — a continuing. Committee reaches bipartisan agreement to boost funding levels that lawmakers say are key to avoiding furloughs and layoffs at agencies.

Congress passed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown and prevent overseas federal employees from seeing a 22% cut in pay. The government is now funded through dec.