House Passes Partial DHS Funding Bill As White House Warns Workers Could Soon Go Unpaid
The House passed a Senate-approved funding bill that provides appropriations for most of the Department of Homeland Security through September, excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The move follows weeks of deadlock and comes as the White House warns that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could soon miss paychecks due to the 75-day partial shutdown. Republicans aim to fund ICE and CBP separately through the reconciliation process, advancing a budget framework along party lines to enable that effort.
- ▪The House passed the Senate's DHS funding bill via voice vote, sending it to President Trump for signature, which funds all DHS agencies except ICE and CBP.
- ▪The partial government shutdown has lasted over 75 days due to disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over immigration enforcement funding.
- ▪House Republicans approved a budget framework 215-211 to advance a reconciliation bill that would provide approximately $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol without Democratic support.
- ▪The White House warned that federal employees could begin missing paychecks in May if funding is not fully restored.
- ▪The current bill funds agencies including the Coast Guard, FEMA, Secret Service, and CISA, but does not resolve ICE and CBP funding immediately.
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House Passes Partial DHS Funding Bill As White House Warns Workers Could Soon Go Unpaid By Bob Hoge | 2:14 PM on April 30, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Could the long national nightmare be coming to an end?As we’ve reported extensively, the Democrats in Congress have been throwing a months-long temper tantrum and have refused to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security unless the GOP bends its knee to their extreme demands to reform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Their juvenile behavior has led to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has now been going on for over 75 days.
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