The 2013 US Government Shutdown refers to the temporary suspension of non-essential civil services as a result of a congressional stalemate between the Democrat and Republican legislators over the implementation of Obamacare.
The closure began at 12:00 a.m. on October 1st, 2013, the deadline for the passage of the 2014 US federal budget, and ended with the passage of a bipartisan compromise bill just after midnight on October 17th.
Government agencies were ordered by The White House to start shutting down after House Republicans refused to pass a budget unless there was a delay to Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law.
