TSA funding update: Senate advances DHS bill, tees up House vote to end government shutdown
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed in February, leading to chaos at airports.
TSA funding update: Senate advances DHS bill, tees up House vote to end government shutdown
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Senate passes bill to fund all parts of DHS except for ICE and parts of CBP
Senators at last agreed via voice vote early Friday morning to approve a funding package that funds the Department of Homeland Security besides ICE and part of CBP.
US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS
Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Senate again failed to advance a bill to fund part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has now been shut down for almost six weeks. The latest vote came just hours after Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order instructing Markwayne Mullin, the DHS secretary, to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents during the shutdown, a move that could ease the immediate urgency for Congress to reach a deal as it heads into a scheduled two‑week recess. Continue reading...
US Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE
House of Representatives still needs to act before funded agencies such as airport security can reopen, CNN reports The US Senate has passed legislation that will finance most of the Department of Homeland Security but withhold funds from ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, the office of the Senate Democratic party leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a statement. The agreement would fund DHS components such as the Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard, the statement said. CNN reported that the House of Representatives will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen. Continue reading...
Senate approves funding for TSA and most of DHS in bid to end airport disruptions
Deal excludes immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse
US Senate votes to fund most of Homeland Security to end airports chaos - but ICE excluded
The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown - and long security lines at US airports - to an end.
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