House approves DHS funding, ending record 76-day shutdown
Record DHS shutdown ends after 76 days as Congress passes and Trump signs funding bill.
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US Government Funding Crisis 2026
Extended federal funding lapses affecting multiple agencies including DHS, with impacts on employee pay and government operations
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2026-08-18 to 2026-11-15 · UTC publication dates
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What happened
Senate passes Department of Homeland Security funding bill by unanimous consent
The Senate passed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill by unanimous consent in the early hours of March 27. House Republicans subsequently blocked the bill for failing to fully fund border security.
Department of Homeland Security shutdown reaches record length of 75-76 days
The Department of Homeland Security shutdown lasted 75-76 days, setting a record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, surpassing the previous 43-day federal funding lapse from the fall of 2025.
House approves funding measure to reopen Department of Homeland Security after 75-day shutdown
The House approved by voice vote a funding measure to reopen most Department of Homeland Security agencies 75 days after Democrats blocked the spending. The measure provides full funding for the US Coast Guard, Secret Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Transportation Security Administration.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection funding to be addressed through separate budget reconciliation bill
Funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection will be granted through a separate Republican budget reconciliation bill. The House advanced the spending bill on Wednesday and the Senate approved it the previous week, with a June 1 deadline set by President Trump for final approval.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announces department reopening after 76-day shutdown
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that the department is back open after 76 days, acknowledging the record shutdown duration. He thanked department employees for continuing to protect the homeland without guaranteed paychecks and credited President Trump for resolving the funding crisis.
President Trump signs Department of Homeland Security funding bill
President Trump signed the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, officially ending the shutdown. The measure restores full funding to federal agencies that had been operating without guaranteed paychecks for the duration of the funding lapse.
Senate bipartisan Homeland Security funding bill stalled in House
A bipartisan bill to fund other parts of the Department of Homeland Security, including the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard, has been stalled in the House. The bill previously passed the Senate a month ago with Republican and Democratic support but faces disagreement among House Republicans on approach.
Armed man attempted to breach White House correspondents' dinner security
A man armed with guns and knives attempted to storm the annual White House correspondents' dinner, which President Trump, the vice president, and top Cabinet officials were attending. The incident occurred over the weekend.
White House warns DHS funding will be exhausted by May
The Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to Congress stating that funds President Trump used through executive actions to pay Transportation Security Administration and other Department of Homeland Security workers will be exhausted by May. The memo emphasized that DHS will soon run out of critical operating funds, placing essential personnel and operations at risk.
Republicans pursue $70 billion immigration operations funding without Democratic support
House and Senate Republicans have embarked on a strategy to approve $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operations for the remainder of Trump's term without Democratic support. This approach uses a budget reconciliation process that will take several weeks.
Department of Homeland Security operating without regular funds for over two months
The Department of Homeland Security has been operating without regular appropriated funds for more than two months after Democrats refused to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol without changes to those operations, following deaths of Americans protesting Trump's deportation agenda.
House expected to vote on Senate budget resolution for Homeland Security funding
The House is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday on a Senate budget resolution designed to unlock a multi-step process to eventually fund the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate had approved the resolution in an all-night session the previous week.
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