At midnight Friday, the government shut down due to a failure to pass a short-term spending bill.
The bill failed because Congress didn't reach an agreement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) legislation. DACA postponed at least 800,000 young immigrants from being deported in order for them to stay and work in America.
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Three days into the shutdown, Congress will have until noon Monday to agree to end the government shutdown and approve a three-week, short-term spending bill.
If the government shutdown continues, this is how it will affect Ball State students:
Federal Student Aid
According to its website, Federal Student Aid doesn't anticipate any delays when it comes to applying for the FAFSA, receiving federal aid or to repayment processes.
The Department of Education
For the first week of a government shutdown, 90 percent of the Department of Education's (DOE) employees would take a temporary leave of absence or furlough, according to the DOE's contingency plan.
If the shutdown lasts for longer than a week, staff would be called in as necessary with no more than 6 percent of the total staff returning to work. In the event the shutdown does last longer than a week, funding to school districts, colleges and universities would be stretched.
U.S. Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service will continue to deliver mail amidst the government shutdown.
Social Security
Social Security program funding will continue under the shutdown and most of its employees will be exempt from furlough, according to its contingency plan.
Medicare, Medicaid
Services provided by Medicare and Medicaid will continue and so will the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). However, funding for CHIP will cease unless Congress renews it.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will continue to monitor outbreaks, including any flu outbreaks, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' contingency plan.
Food and Drug Administration
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' contingency plan, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be forced to cease routine establishment inspections, some compliance and enforcement activities, monitoring of imports, notification programs and the majority of the laboratory research.
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