The House just passed the DHS funding bill from the Senate and now it is heading to President Trump’s desk to be signed.
Here’s the news via NBC:
The House on Thursday approved a Senate-passed bill that would fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the record 75-day shutdown of the sprawling federal agency.
President Donald Trump had urged lawmakers to pass the bill and vowed to sign it into law. It passed “by voice,” with members shouting their approval without recording individual votes.
The bill will reopen DHS without providing new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection, as Democrats demand changes to immigration enforcement. Both ICE and border enforcement had funding during the shutdown, and Republicans will attempt in the coming weeks to keep them funded for the rest of Trump’s term.
It’s about time this happened. The Democrat DHS shutdown is over.