House Passes Bill Funding Most of DHS, Excluding ICE and CBP

The Republican-controlled House approved bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, sending the measure to President Trump for his expected signature. The bill covers agencies including the Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard, Secret Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency but excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

The House acted by voice vote on the Senate-passed bill, according to multiple outlets including the Associated Press, Reuters, NBC News and The Washington Post. The New York Post reported the House approved the measure unanimously. The Senate had passed the bill by unanimous consent on March 27.

Sources differ on the shutdown's length, with most outlets describing it as a record 75 days while CBS News reported 76 days and others referred to it as 10 or 11 weeks. The partial shutdown began in February.

A White House official stated that Trump is expected to sign the DHS funding bill on Thursday, according to posts citing administration comments on X. The bill secures paychecks for affected workers. The White House had warned that emergency funding for DHS would expire as soon as Friday without action.

The shutdown led to missed paychecks for TSA agents and contributed to more than 1,100 TSA agents quitting since February, according to The Guardian.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune agreed to a two-track approach in early April. This bill addresses non-immigration DHS operations while a separate budget resolution passed by the House on Wednesday begins the process for additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol via reconciliation.

The Guardian reported this separate funding could reach up to $75 billion, with Trump setting a June 1 deadline for a final package. The agreement followed weeks of negotiations after House Republicans initially blocked the Senate bill over border security concerns.