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US Senate fails seventh time to advance partial DHS funding bill
Senators voted 53-47, short of the 60 votes needed, as the DHS remains largely unfunded for almost six weeks and President Trump plans an order to pay TSA staff.
Mar 27th 2026 · United States
Insights
- Senate vote was 53-47, falling short of the 60 votes required and marking the seventh failed attempt to move the legislation.
- The Department of Homeland Security has been largely unfunded for almost six weeks, affecting TSA, CISA, the Coast Guard and FEMA.
- President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA agents.
- Republicans offered to fund parts of DHS while excluding ICE enforcement, and Democrats sought new guardrails on immigration enforcement, leaving negotiators deadlocked.
- TSA reports historic airport wait times, major staffing shortages and widespread lost pay, with many officers not reporting to work or quitting.
Sources
- CBS News asks every lawmaker in Congress what they're doing to end DHS shutdown www.cbsnews.com
- D.H.S. Funding Lapse Leads to Longest Partial Shutdown in History www.nytimes.com
- US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS www.theguardian.com
- Senate Passes Homeland Security Budget Deal, More www.bloomberg.com
- Senate votes to fund much of DHS, minus immigration enforcement www.npr.org
- Senate votes to fund much of DHS, but not immigration enforcement www.npr.org
- US Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE www.theguardian.com
- Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session www.cnn.com
- Senate Votes to Fund Most of D.H.S. in Bid to End Partial Shutdown www.nytimes.com
- Senate approves funding deal for most of DHS, ending shutdown – US politics live www.theguardian.com
- US Senate votes to fund most of Homeland Security to end airports chaos - but ICE excluded www.bbc.com
- US: Senate ends shutdown with ICE-free DHS funding bill, www.dw.com
- Iran War Escalates, Senate Passes DHS Funding Bill, More www.bloomberg.com
- DHS shutdown live updates as Senate deal without ICE funding heads to House www.cbsnews.com
- US Senate approves DHS funding, but excludes ICE, Democrats' Schumer says www.reuters.com
- Senate approves most DHS funding as Americans decry TSA chaos lines www.cbsnews.com
- Iran Nuclear & Steel Sites Hit, House Takes Up DHS Funding Bill www.bloomberg.com