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House Passes Rival DHS Plan After Senate OKs TSA Funding, Extending Shutdown

A dispute over ICE and Border Patrol rules keeps DHS unfunded despite an emergency move to pay TSA staff.

A Transportation Security Administration agent looks the line to go through security at New York's LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026.
Rep. Andy Harris, second from left, and other members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a press conference in the US Capitol's Statuary Hall on Friday.
Travelers wait in long security checkpoint lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nearly 500 TSA officers have quit and thousands more have been calling out every day due to the partial government shutdown.

Overview

  • House Republicans passed a two‑month, full‑DHS funding patch Friday after rejecting the Senate’s plan that excluded ICE and parts of Border Patrol, leaving the partial shutdown in place.
  • The Senate, in a pre‑dawn Friday voice vote, approved funding for most of DHS — including TSA, the Coast Guard and FEMA — while withholding new money for ICE and portions of CBP.
  • President Donald Trump signed an emergency order Friday to pay TSA officers, and DHS said paychecks could arrive as soon as Monday.
  • Weeks without pay drove TSA callouts above 11% nationwide, some airports topped 40%, nearly 500 officers quit, and ICE agents have been sent to help with ID checks and crowd control.
  • Democrats seek conditions on immigration enforcement such as body cameras, clear identification and limits on masked operations, Republicans push full funding, and ICE and parts of CBP have kept operating using money approved last year.