Republican Leaders Unveil DHS Funding Plan to End Shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown in mid-February.

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson walk in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced a long-awaited plan that would fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end the historic partial government shutdown.

In a joint statement sent to The Epoch Times on April 1, the Republican leaders outlined how lawmakers on Capitol Hill plan to move forward with funding DHS after President Donald Trump demanded they send a filibuster-proof bill to his desk by June 1.