U.S. House approves bill to fund DHS and end record shutdown
The U.S. House approved a bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the agency's longest shutdown, though funding for immigration enforcement remains separate. The measure follows weeks of delay and a standoff over ICE and Border Patrol funding after fatal shootings during immigration-related protests. With temporary executive funding running out, the bill now goes to President Donald Trump for signature.
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Open this photo in gallery:DHS has been without routine funds since Feb. 14.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountAfter weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.The White House had warned that temporary funding Trump had tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other agency personnel would “soon run out,” and that sparked new threats of airport disruptions.DHS has been without routine funds since Feb.
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