US EditionSenate Unanimously Passes DHS Funding Bill Excluding ICE and Border Patrol, Moving to End Airport Crisis
The Senate's unanimous bill funds most Department of Homeland Security agencies, aiding TSA workers amid airport disruptions, but excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding.
- Early Friday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, including the Transportation Security Administration, ending a 42-day partial shutdown that disrupted nationwide air travel.
- The partial shutdown, which began on February 14, left thousands of employees without pay, prompting hundreds of TSA officers to resign and causing historically long security lines at major airports.
- Lawmakers excluded Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection from the funding package after Democrats demanded policy reforms, including warrant requirements, which Republicans rejected.
- The legislation heads to the House for a potential Friday vote; if enacted, the measure could render President Donald Trump's executive order to pay TSA agents temporary or unnecessary.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Republicans may pursue separate funding for the excluded agencies through reconciliation, a strategy facing uncertain success amid the midterm election year.
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The Toronto Star
House weighs next steps for bill to fund most of Homeland Security but not immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is weighing the next steps on legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate early Friday sent over legislation to
Collins Says Senate DHS Vote Brings End of Shutdown Closer
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the Senate’s passage of a Department of Homeland Security funding package marks a step toward ending what she described as a damaging shutdown triggered by Democrats. In a statement released from Washington, Collins said the package advances efforts to [...] The post Collins Says Senate DHS Vote Brings End of Shutdown Closer appeared f…
Idaho Press
The Latest: House considers whether to approve funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security
The House is considering whether to approve funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other Homeland Security agencies after the Senate unanimously passed the measure. The deal does not include funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but…
Will Malliotakis vote for Senate Homeland Security funding package without ICE $$?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Although the U.S. Senate has passed a Homeland Security funding package that would pay Transportation Security Administration officers, the bill may face scrutiny in the House from Staten Island’s own representative.
House Faces Decision on Senate DHS Funding Plan Without ICE
The Senate early Friday approved Department of Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse...
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