Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats in hopes of ending the 37-day government shutdown.

The proposal includes full-year of spending bills, and it signals a willingness to discuss rehiring laid-off federal workers, Politico reported Thursday.

The proposal, revealed before a closed-door Senate Democrat luncheon, marked the most serious attempt yet by GOP leaders to break the gridlock.

Four sources told Politico the deal would advance three full-year appropriations bills — covering categories like Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, and the Legislative Branch — while attaching a temporary stopgap measure to reopen the rest of the government.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., confirmed that Republicans made an offer but stopped short of revealing details, saying the goal is to “get government working again” while maintaining fiscal discipline.

“We’re trying to put something reasonable on the table,” Thune told reporters.

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