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Senate Poised for Homeland Security Funding Vote
House and Senate leaders announce plan to end partial government shutdown.
Apr. 2, 2026 at 11:00am
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The Senate is expected to vote on Thursday to pass a measure that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, as part of a two-step process to end the longest partial government shutdown in history. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced the plan, which would fund DHS except for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol. Republicans would then try to fund those agencies separately through party-line spending legislation.
Why it matters
The partial government shutdown, now in its 47th day, has left thousands of DHS workers going without pay and caused frustrating security lines at some of the nation's biggest airports. This plan aims to end the impasse, though it's unclear how soon the House will follow the Senate's lead.
The details
The Senate plan is a return to a bipartisan agreement worked out with Democrats that funds most of DHS. Republicans would then try to fund ICE and Border Patrol through separate party-line legislation, a strategy that could face opposition from the GOP's own conservative ranks. Neither outcome is guaranteed, and the plan still requires support from skeptical Republican lawmakers.
- The Senate is expected to vote on the measure on Thursday.
- The partial government shutdown reached its 47th day on Wednesday.
The players
Mike Johnson
House Speaker.
John Thune
Senate Majority Leader.
Chuck Schumer
Senate Democratic leader.
Scott Perry
Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania.
Hakeem Jeffries
House Democratic leader.
What they’re saying
“We appreciate and share the President's determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown.”
— Mike Johnson, House Speaker
“Republican divisions derailed a bipartisan agreement, making American families pay the price for their dysfunction.”
— Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic leader
“Caving to Democrats and not paying CBP and ICE is agreeing to defund Law Enforcement and leaving our borders wide open again. If that's the vote, I'm a NO.”
— Scott Perry, Republican Congressman
“It's time to pay TSA agents, end the airport chaos and fully fund every part of the Department of Homeland Security that does not relate to Donald Trump's violent mass deportation machine.”
— Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic leader
What’s next
The Senate is expected to try quickly passing the measure funding most of DHS on Thursday, though it's unclear how soon the House will follow.
The takeaway
This plan aims to end the longest partial government shutdown in history by funding most of DHS, but it faces opposition from conservative Republicans who want full funding for immigration enforcement. The outcome remains uncertain as lawmakers try to break the impasse.
