House Republicans Pass Eight-Week DHS Funding Including ICE, CBP Through May 22

House Republicans smashed through a rival DHS funding bill, delivering an eight‑week, full‑funding measure through May 22 after rejecting a bipartisan Senate package that would have reopened most of the department but withheld money for ICE and CBP.

“House passes bill to fully fund DHS through May 22; top Democrat says 'dead on arrival' in Senate The partial shutdown, now in its 42nd day, is likely to continue”

ABC News

The 213‑203 vote included three Democrats — Don Davis, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Henry Cuellar — signaling a hardening stance against immigration‑enforcement reforms.

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Speaker Mike Johnson blasted the Senate plan as “a joke,” while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned the House measure would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate.

With the two chambers locked in a partisan standoff, the DHS shutdown extends, and airport disruptions and payroll strains for federal workers continue to highlight the crisis.

The Senate’s package would reopen DHS through September 30 but exclude ICE and CBP, leaving those agencies to be funded later via reconciliation.

The House proposal funds all of DHS through May 22 at current levels, including ICE and CBP, and would require a future reconciliation path for ICE/CBP.

BBC

Democrats have insisted on reforms to ICE/CBP as a condition of funding, while Republicans insist on preserving current enforcement priorities.

In practical terms, the standoff hinges on whether ICE/CBP funding can be packaged with stricter oversight in a way that can attract enough votes in the Senate.

President Trump signed a memo directing DHS to pay TSA employees using existing funds to ease staffing shortages.

“US House to vote on DHS funding as travel chaos deepens The US House of Representatives has been called back to the Capitol to vote on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as airport travel delays sweep the country”

BBC

DHS officials said paychecks should begin arriving for TSA workers as early as Monday.

FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would remain unpaid under the broader shutdown.

Long security lines and rising TSA resignations highlight the day-to-day impact on travelers.

Johnson framed the Senate deal as unacceptable to his conference, and said Republicans would not reopen the border or advance an immigration policy they oppose.

Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus pressed for additional provisions, including voter ID and full ICE funding.

CNN

Some moderates backed the House plan as a pragmatic, albeit temporary, fix.

The intra‑GOP clash reveals a broader rift over immigration policy shaping the party’s electoral messaging.

Reuters framed the moment as a fresh confirmation that the House bill has no clear path in the Senate.

“• Shutdown likely to continue: The House GOP is moving forward with its own plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security after Speaker Mike Johnson flatly rejected a Senate-passed bill”

CNN

NPR emphasized that the House plan remains at odds with the Senate package.

Deseret News

The Times and Guardian described the discord as widening into a broader partisan confrontation.

The core question is whether any reconciliation package can satisfy both sides on ICE/CBP funding.