House and Senate GOP Agree on Two-Track DHS Funding Plan
Key Takeaways
- Two-track plan funds DHS via appropriations and reconciliation, announced by Johnson and Thune.
- Near-term TSA funding while ICE/CBP immigration enforcement funding is deferred.
- Funding DHS through September, ending the record-long shutdown.
Two-Track Approach
Johnson and Thune announced a two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown.
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The plan would fund most of DHS while leaving ICE and CBP for later debate.
This reflects growing GOP willingness to separate immigration from broader security functions.
Funding Substantive Agencies
The plan would restore pay for 39,000 TSA agents.
FEMA, CISA, Coast Guard, and Secret Service would also be reactivated.
Democrats welcomed restoring operations but insisted immigration debate could not be postponed.
Immigration Enforcement
The fate of ICE and CBP is left to a separate reconciliation bill.
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This approach divides the House GOP.
Trump endorsed the plan and set a June 1 deadline.
Political Stakes
The plan faces uphill battles in both chambers.
Democrats oppose funding ICE and CBP without reforms.
At 47 days, the DHS shutdown is the longest in U.S. history.
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