The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a Senate-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday [1].

This legislative action ends a partial government shutdown that lasted 76 days [2]. The prolonged lapse in funding disrupted numerous federal services and marked one of the longest partial shutdowns in the history of the U.S. government [2].

The bill provides the necessary funding to resume Department of Homeland Security operations [1]. However, the legislation specifically excludes funding for immigration-enforcement agencies [1]. This strategic exclusion allowed lawmakers to reach a consensus and move the bill through the House without the partisan deadlock that characterized the previous two months [3].

The vote took place at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. [1]. By passing the Senate-backed measure, the House has cleared the final legislative hurdle required to restore funding to the agency [1].

Officials said that the shutdown had crippled many federal services during its 76-day duration [2]. The unanimous nature of the House vote suggests a broad desire among lawmakers to restore basic government functions, even while leaving specific agency disputes unresolved [3].

The Department of Homeland Security oversees a wide array of critical infrastructure, and national security protocols. The restoration of funding is expected to stabilize these operations immediately [1].

“The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a Senate-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security”

The unanimous passage of this bill signals a pragmatic compromise by Congress to restore essential national security functions while bypassing the volatile debate over immigration enforcement. By decoupling DHS general operations from immigration agencies, lawmakers ended a record-long shutdown without requiring a comprehensive agreement on border policy.