By Terell Wright

WASHINGTON -- The House approved a long-delayed measure to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, after the White House warned it was running out of emergency funds to pay workers at the agency starting next week.

The bipartisan measure, which passed on a voice vote, funds operations including the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Transportation Security Administration. The Senate approved the legislation earlier this month, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) had declined so far to take it up until Thursday, waiting for progress on a separate track that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.

The bill now goes to President Trump's desk for his signature.

The breakthrough came after the House took a major step late Wednesday toward funding immigration enforcement by passing a budget framework.

DHS funding lapsed more than two months ago due to Democrats' opposition to funding ICE operations. In a memo earlier this week, the White House Office of Management and Budget said it "is imperative that Congress immediately fund DHS and its critical operations."

The next step for Republicans will be a budget-reconciliation bill. Using that procedure allows Republicans to pass the measure with just a simple majority in the Senate, where legislation typically requires 60 votes. Trump has said he wants the measure on his desk by June 1. The same technique was used by the GOP to pass Trump's tax law last year.

Write to Terell Wright at terell.wright@wsj.com

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April 30, 2026 13:46 ET (17:46 GMT)

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