US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters after passage of a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, on April 30, 2026 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. GRAEME SLOAN / AFP
The US Congress on Thursday, April 30, approved funding for most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a record-breaking partial government shutdown that has disrupted critical agencies for more than two months.
The House approved the measure, already passed by the Senate, sending it to President Donald Trump for signature. It will fund key DHS agencies through the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
It does not include new money for immigration and border enforcement, leaving unresolved the political dispute that triggered the shutdown. The House cleared the bill by voice vote just hours before a critical deadline, after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned that emergency funds used to cover salaries would soon run dry.
The department has been partially shuttered since February 14, making it the longest funding lapse of its kind, at 75 days. The legislation restores normal funding to agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration and the Secret Service.
