- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, effectively ending a 75-day partial government shutdown and ensuring paychecks for TSA workers and Coast Guard officers.
- The approved funding bill notably excludes allocations for immigration enforcement agencies, a key point of contention during the legislative negotiations between the House and Senate.
- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson initially declined to take up the Senate-approved bill because it did not provide funding for agencies responsible for carrying out Donald Trump's key agenda.
- Johnson reversed his position this week after the president urged Republican lawmakers to pass the bill, leading to its eventual approval in the House.
- The bill's passage was critical as it came just before a crucial deadline, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin having warned that emergency funding to maintain payments for DHS workers would run out by May.
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House votes for bill to end DHS shutdown and get paychecks to TSA workers and other staffers
