DHS funding bill passes House, but shutdown drags on as Senate approves its own plan

By Caitlin Yilek
Updated on: March 27, 2026 / 11:30 PM EDT / CBS News

What to know about Day 42 of the DHS shutdown:

• The House voted late Friday to pass a short-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, after Senate-approved legislation to fund most of the department, including the TSA, faced major hurdles in the lower chamber. 
• House Republicans' plan would extend funding for the entire department, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at current levels for 60 days. It punts the issue back to the Senate, which has left for a two-week recess. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the House GOP's offer is "dead on arrival" in the upper chamber. 

• In a voice vote overnight into Friday, the Senate approved a bill that would reopen most of DHS but exclude funding for ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection. Senate Democrats did not secure most of the reforms to federal immigration enforcement they demanded, but hailed the Senate-approved measure as a win. 
• House conservatives opposed the Senate legislation because it lacked funding for immigration agencies and they wanted it to include voter ID requirements. House Democratic leaders said the bipartisan bill had the support of members of their party and it could have passed the House and ended the shutdown had there been a vote.