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Is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security still shut down? Here's what we know about a potential vote.
When will the government shutdown be over? The House will tee up votes on DHS funding and a war powers resolution to rein in Trump. Here's the latest.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday to partially reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sending it back to the House as Washington edges closer to ending the ...
DHS funding also supports airport security, disaster relief, coastal safety and other national security measures. There is still no clear timeline for ending the partial government shutdown, as a bill has to be passed by both the House and the Senate.
On April 1, Congressional Republicans announced a new deal saying the House of Representatives would agree to pass the previously approved bipartisan Senate bill. On April 6, the House met for only 3 minutes and did not take up the bill.
The U.S. House of Representatives once again didn't act on a bill to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown on April 6.
House appropriators met with the heads of ICE and Border Patrol over next year’s funding, even as Congress grapples with a Republican-led plan to fund homeland security programs without Democrats' support.