The federal government has reopened, ending a 43-day federal shutdown, the longest in US history.

The House of Representatives passed the bill in a vote of 222 to 209 on Wednesday evening and was then signed by President Trump.

The law gives federal workers back pay and keeps the government open until Jan. 30. It also funds certain federal programs, such as the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs departments, for the entire fiscal year, and imposes limits on Trump’s ability to fire federal workers.

The shutdown fight has weighed on the US economy. The Congressional Budget Office last month projected a six-week government closure would lower real gross domestic product growth in the current quarter by 1.5 percentage points. A bit more than half of the loss may be recouped early next year as federal programs resume and government employees receive back pay, the CBO forecast.

Source: Congressional Budget Office