The House passed legislation Thursday reopening the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record 76-day partial shutdown and clearing the way for thousands of federal workers to be paid in May.
The vote followed weeks of Republican infighting over a Senate bill that funds most of the department through September 30 but excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection. Some representatives in the party’s conservative wing refused to vote on a funding bill unless it included immigration enforcement.
The White House finally pushed House leadership to resolve the conflict and end the shutdown, which has left many government workers unpaid for months. As the bill includes no money for federal immigration enforcement, including ICE, Republicans plan to pass separate legislation to provide $70 billion for immigration operations through 2028.
President Donald Trump signed the bill shortly after passage.
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