Trump Signs Bill Ending Record 76-Day DHS Shutdown
On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed a bipartisan bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in US history at 76 days. The partial shutdown had begun February 14 after Congress failed to pass DHS appropriations, leaving agencies including the TSA, Coast Guard, and FEMA without routine funding. The bill funds most DHS operations but notably excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, whose funding remains unresolved. Democrats had blocked immigration enforcement funding in an effort to secure reforms including body-worn cameras for federal agents and restrictions on face coverings by law enforcement. Immigration funding is expected to be addressed separately through the $70 billion budget reconciliation process, with Trump demanding final passage by June 1. The Senate had passed the same bill unanimously five weeks earlier, but the House had delayed. Speaker Johnson credited "patience and prayer" for getting members to the finish line. Democrats countered that the prolonged shutdown was manufactured and unnecessary.