After 76 days, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Senate-passed bill that would fund much of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending the record-long shutdown of the agency.
The measure, signed into law by President Donald Trump, funds 20 of DHS’s agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Secret Service, through the end of Fiscal Year 2026, according to NBC News.
The bill does not provide funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
The House’s funding package approval comes a month after the Senate advanced the legislation.
Despite sworn opposition to the bill by House Speaker Mike Johson (R-La.), the bill’s approval was given after DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned lawmakers that emergency funding for DHS workers would run out by Apr. 30.
According to The Hill, House Republicans are working to fund these agencies over the next three years through a budget reconciliation process, which is meant to circumvent the Senate’s filibuster requirement.
“After 76 days, the longest government shutdown in history is over,” Secretary Mullin wrote on X. “DHS is back open, ICE and CBP will be funded through reconciliation (with NO Democrat votes), so liberals can’t play games with federal law enforcement funding.”
“We got the budget resolution passed. This is very, very important because that will ensure that border security and immigration enforcement will continue today and well into the future,” Speaker Johnson stated during a press conference following the bill’s approval.
“Despite Democrats' attempts to reopen our borders and protect criminal illegal aliens from removal. The net result of passing our reconciliation bill is that ICE and CBP are funded for three years. Democrats got absolutely nothing for their political charades and shenanigans,” Johnson added.
