The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to fund and reopen much of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), bringing an end to the longest agency shutdown in history.
The bipartisan package covers the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but does not include funding for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The measure will fund the two DHS agencies that are not involved in President Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown through Sept. 30, which marks the end of fiscal year 2026.
Democrats refused to fund ICE and Border Patrol without changes to those operations after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents.
Since Feb. 14, DHS has operated without routine funds, causing massive financial hardship for workers and disruptions to airports nationwide.
The White House previously warned that the temporary funding Trump had tapped to pay TSA would soon run dry, prompting fresh concerns about more disruptions to air travel.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a press briefing that the House GOP delivered for the American people.
The bill passed the Senate last month and heads to Trump's desk to be signed into law.
According to Democrats, Republicans could have passed the bill months ago but “chose to hold DHS hostage for nearly 80 days” instead.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) proposed the bill more than 70 days ago.
“It is about damn time,” DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, stated after its passage.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also blamed Johnson for sitting on the bill for way too long.
Separately, GOP leaders found a way to provide new money for ICE and Border Patrol by passing a $70 billion Senate-passed budget blueprint on Wednesday. The move allows congressional committees to begin writing separate funding legislation for both agencies that operate under DHS.
Republicans hope to pass that legislation in May by using a "budget reconciliation," a special procedure that allows them to bypass Democratic opposition in the Senate.
"Now that that box is checked, we are allowed then to proceed and go through with the rest of it," Johnson said.