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House Passes DHS Funding Bill, Ending Record Shutdown

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building and Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo/File Photo

The House on Thursday approved a Senate-backed funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security, bringing an end to a record 76-day shutdown that had disrupted agency operations.

The bill, passed by voice vote, funds most DHS components—including the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Coast Guard, United States Secret Service, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—but excludes funding for immigration enforcement operations.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the legislation later Thursday, officially restoring funding and averting further disruptions. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin had warned that resources to pay employees would have run out by early May.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the measure would stabilize operations, ensuring workers are paid and preventing delays at airports and other critical services.

Republicans are now advancing a separate budget package to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of U.S. Customs and Border Protection through the reconciliation process, which would allow passage without Democratic support.

A preliminary budget framework to allocate billions to those agencies cleared the House late Wednesday. Trump has set a June 1 deadline for lawmakers to finalize funding for immigration enforcement.

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