An article summarized by NBC News:
The House approved a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record 76-day shutdown. The measure passed quickly by voice vote after pressure from President Trump, who said he would sign it into law. The deal came just before a critical deadline, as officials warned that emergency funding was about to run out and thousands of workers could miss paychecks.
The agreement restores funding for major DHS agencies like FEMA, the Coast Guard, TSA, and the Secret Service through the end of the fiscal year. However, it does not include new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection, which had been a central point of conflict. Democrats had pushed for reforms to immigration enforcement, including limits on raids and new oversight measures, which Republicans previously rejected.
While this deal ends the shutdown, the broader fight over immigration funding is far from over. Republicans, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, are now moving forward with a separate budget plan that could allocate around $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol over the next several years, potentially without Democratic support. Meanwhile, lawmakers are also racing to extend a key surveillance program before it expires, adding another layer of urgency to an already tense legislative moment.
