New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The US Senate voted on Sunday night to advance a revised spending bill, which has been a bone of contention between the Democrats and Republicans, and which has led to the longest government shutdown in US history.

The Senate voted 60-40 to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government and hold a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire January 1.

As many as 14 previous Senate votes fell short of the 60 votes needed to move the legislation forward.

Sunday's test vote marked a significant breakthrough in the Senate, as eight Democrats broke with other members of the Senate Democratic leadership to advance the package. There was only one Republican who voted against the...