Overview
- House lawmakers backed a bipartisan deal after earlier Senate approval, setting up broad Homeland Security funding once the president signs it.
- The compromise excludes new money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, leaving the main fight over enforcement funding unresolved.
- Most Department of Homeland Security components, including the Coast Guard and FEMA, would have stable budgets through the end of the fiscal year under the measure.
- The funding lapse has strained airport security as TSA workers missed pay, called in sick or quit, and travelers faced hours-long waits at checkpoints.
- Media reports describe the gap as the longest shutdown of a single federal department, adding urgency for the White House to finalize the deal.