President Trump on Thursday signed a bill restoring funding to most of the Department of Homeland Security, closing out what has been called the longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history, 76 days without spending authority for the agencies responsible for airport security, disaster relief, and the Coast Guard.
The House approved the Senate-passed measure unanimously by voice vote, sending it to the president’s desk the same day. The bill funds the bulk of DHS but deliberately excludes two agencies: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Those agencies will be funded separately through budget reconciliation, a path that lets Republicans bypass Senate Democrats entirely.
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