A record 75-day DHS shutdown ended after the House approved a Senate-passed funding bill that keeps key agencies running.
A record 75-day shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security has ended after the House approved a Senate-passed funding bill.
The measure. approved by the House on Thursday. was aimed at restarting operations for much of DHS and avoiding a pay disruption for thousands of workers.. In signing the bill. Misryoum reports President Donald Trump approved funding for agencies including FEMA. the Coast Guard. the Transportation Security Administration and the Secret Service through the end of September.. The deal also moved lawmakers past a deadline that had raised alarms inside DHS about emergency funding running out.
This outcome matters because DHS is a sprawling agency where payroll stability and operational continuity can ripple into transportation, emergency response and public safety, even when broader policy fights remain unresolved.
Still. the legislation does not add funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Border Patrol. leaving those parts of the department in limbo.. Democrats have pressed for changes to immigration enforcement tactics. while Republicans say they plan to work toward keeping those functions funded later this year.. During the shutdown period. ICE and border enforcement had funding. and the new law effectively sets the stage for another round of negotiations.
Ahead of Thursday’s final action, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned that failing to pass funding could jeopardize emergency support and prevent many employees from receiving pay. The House approved the bill by voice vote, without recording individual member positions.
For many workers and affected agencies, the timing is the story: lawmakers faced a hard operational clock, and the bill’s passage reflects how quickly federal funding disputes can become staffing and service issues.
The funding fight unfolded amid other national security business on the Hill.. Misryoum reports that the House and Senate also advanced a short-term bill addressing FISA Section 702. preventing it from expiring on Thursday.. Members in both parties described the program as critical and agreed to a 45-day extension while Congress headed into a weeklong recess.
Meanwhile, the immigration policy dispute continues to define the next phase of DHS funding.. Democrats previously forced a shutdown after Republicans rejected proposals tied to immigration enforcement tactics. including calls for body cameras and limits on raids in sensitive locations like schools and hospitals.. Misryoum notes that House Speaker Mike Johnson. in later remarks. pointed to progress on a separate path for funding ICE and the Border Patrol.
At the end of this sequence, the political stakes are clear: the shutdown is over, but the underlying struggle over how immigration enforcement should work is poised to return as Congress charts longer-term budgets and legislation.