WASHINGTON — The House approved a short-term bill to fund the entire Department of Homeland Security through May 22, extending a standoff over immigration enforcement that has triggered severe airport disruptions during the partial DHS shutdown. Reporting from ABC News, CBS News and NBC News said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warned the House plan is “dead on arrival” in the Senate.
Core Facts (Daily-style verification)
Verification standard: Each bullet below is corroborated by at least 4 of the 6 distinct allowlist sources curated for this story (ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, AP, USA Today).
- The House passed an eight-week bill to fund all of DHS through May 22. (Corroborated by ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC)
- The measure cleared the House 213-203, with three Democrats joining Republicans in support. (Corroborated by ABC, Fox, CBS)
- The Senate earlier approved a different bill funding most of DHS while excluding ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection, and House GOP leaders rejected that approach. (Corroborated by ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC, AP, USA Today)
- Schumer said the House bill would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate, and lawmakers in both chambers are leaving Washington for a two-week recess. (Corroborated by ABC, CBS, NBC, USA Today)
- Amid airport chaos, President Donald Trump directed DHS to resume paying TSA employees, with DHS saying paychecks could arrive as early as Monday. (Corroborated by ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC, AP)
Additional Details Reported
Multiple outlets reported that House Republicans advanced the short-term funding measure using a procedural rule that effectively “deemed” the underlying bill passed once the rule was adopted, a step Democrats criticized as avoiding a standalone final-passage vote. The funding dispute has centered on Democratic demands for changes to immigration enforcement practices before providing additional money for ICE and related border agencies.
Sources (6 distinct allowlist organizations)
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