US House passes bill funding much of DHS, ending agency’s longest shutdown
Summary
The US House of Representatives voted to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending the longest shutdown of a government agency. The bill funds key parts of DHS like the TSA and Secret Service but does not include immigration enforcement agencies, delaying the debate over immigration policies.Key Facts
- The House passed the DHS funding bill by a quick voice vote.
- The bill excludes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
- The shutdown lasted 75 days, the longest in US history for a government agency.
- The Senate had already passed the funding bill unanimously weeks earlier.
- The House bill now goes to President Donald Trump to sign into law.
- Some conservative Republicans wanted immigration funding tied to a larger plan for enforcement.
- Democrats opposed funding immigration enforcement without policy reforms.
- The shutdown caused staffing shortages at airports, with over 1,000 TSA officers resigning.
- The White House warned that emergency funds were close to running out, risking national security.
- A budget resolution was passed to eventually fund immigration enforcement separately.
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