The House of Representatives approved a bill that will end the shutdown in the United States.

On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives narrowly approved a bilateral agreement to end the four-day partial shutdown of the federal government and sent it to President Donald Trump for his signature. He subsequently signed it.

This federal government shutdown is related to the Trump administration's immigration policy and, in particular, to two incidents in Minneapolis in which federal agents shot and killed two Americans.

The bill restores funding for several key departments, including defense, health, labor, education, and housing, while temporarily extending the budget of the Department of Homeland Security. It is to remain in effect while lawmakers debate possible changes to immigration policy.

The last federal government shutdown lasted a record 43 days in October and November last year, during which hundreds of thousands of federal employees were on temporary unpaid leave, costing the US economy an estimated $11 billion.

(reuters, pir)