What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if the federal government closes?

While the Republicans qualify the imminent period of the government, financing the “closure of Schumer”, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are nervous as the Senate struggles to reach an agreement before the imminent deadline on Friday night.

If an agreement is not reached at 11:59 PM on Friday, March 14, federal workers could obtain pay -free licenses, although many will still be required to appear at work. Federal contractors are not required to work, but they are not guaranteed for decline for the duration of a closure.

While the Chamber voted on Tuesday to avoid a closure, the bill approved was a unilateral bill led by the Republican Party, without democratic support. The bill would need 60 votes to approve in the Senate, but without democratic contributions in the bill, it is not clear if there are enough votes to overcome the filibuster threshold.

“Financing the government should be a bipartisan effort, but the Republicans chose a partisan route writing its continuous resolution without any contribution of the Democrats of Congress,” said the leader of the Senate Minority, Chuck Schumer, Dn.y., on the floor.

Even so, President Donald Trump blamed the Democrats on Thursday morning, saying: “If it closes, it is purely in the Democrats.”

“If there is a closure, even the Democrats admit that it will be their fault,” Trump said in the Oval office. “And I hear that many Democrats are going to vote for it, and I hope they do it.”

The Democrats had tight lips after leaving their weekly Caucus lunch on Thursday afternoon.

The closure would be the 21st closing of the federal government in the history of the United States.

The Federal Work Force has experienced mass cuts since President Donald Trump assumed the position in January and took advantage of billionaire Elon Musk to cut agencies and employees through the Government’s efficiency department, which has already caused thousands of workers to be fired.

With the recent Dix cuts that cause dismissals throughout the federal workforce and among government contractors, it is not clear how many people could be affected.

In it absence of guidance From the Office of Management and Budget of the White House, it is not clear which parts of the Government would close in case of closing.

Although the OMB has generally notified federal workers before the deadline for financing, eliminated the prior orientation of the Biden era on the closing plans of its website. The last time that the United States faced a threat of government closure was in December 2024, but the members of the Congress approved a Stopgap bill to finance the government until March 14.

An OMB spokesman has not responded to the request for comments from ABC News.

The good news is that because the deadline falls in a weekend, Congress has an additional couple of days to reach an agreement before most federal workers are waiting in their desks.

Since the closure would begin on a Saturday, many would not really feel the impacts of a closure until Monday, or even later, when the next payroll is disbursed.

Some ‘mandatory’ programs will continue

Because Social Security and Medicare payments are considered “mandatory” expenses, they will continue to reach the mailboxes, although agencies warn that services could decrease.

The United States postal service, which uses its own income flow, will not be affected.

How could the military be affected?

It would still be required that approximately 1.3 million members of the active service service work, but without pay until a financing agreement is approved. In general, half of the 700,000 civilians in the workforce of the Department of Defense should also work without pay, although by law, all civilians will be paid retroactively.

In general, military contractors are not obliged to work and lose payment checks during closing duration. However, those who have already had their contracts paid by the Pentagon would continue to be paid.

Airport waiting times could stop

The transportation of transport has not formally intervened in a closure, but if the financing is exhausted for a prolonged period, the waiting times in the airports could be longer.

The closure would occur since 173 million people in the United States are expected to fly in March and April as spring holiday trips increase and could lead to longer waiting times than usual.

There could also be an impact on the hiring of air traffic controllers.

Impact on Washington, DC, National Parks and other services

For next week, the garbage could be accumulating along the National Shopping Center outside the White House, since the jackets that work under contract are left aside from the work per hour.

The museums of the Smithsonian institution could also be affected, although it has not published whether it will close its museums if the government closes. Before a possible closure in December, the Smithsonian institution said it would maintain its 21 museums and the Open National Zoological Park until the funds were over, which were days after a closing deadline.

In general, the National Parks Service will release guidance before a government closure, but does not have until Thursday. In the past, if there is a financing period, all national parks have closed, and visitors must expect some services not to be available from Monday, March 17.

Molly Nagle, Luis Martínez and Ayesha Ali of ABC News contributed to this report.