Washington – Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement with the White House on funding for the Department of Homeland Security on a broader funding package as the government shutdown deadline approaches, Congressional leaders announced Tuesday. Negotiations have been finalized.
“We have reached an agreement on DHS spending that will enable us to complete the FY24 spending process,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement Tuesday morning. “The House and Senate committees have begun drafting the text of the bill, which will be ready for presentation and consideration by the full House and Senate as soon as possible.”
A DHS funding agreement reached Monday night brings Congress one step closer to resolving the government's funding dilemma after months of disagreements and threats of a government shutdown, according to people familiar with the discussions. .
Pentagon funding appeared to be a major bottleneck in a broader spending package that included funding for defense, financial services, labor, Health and Human Services, the State Department, diplomatic operations, and the Legislature. But the bill is not expected to pass by Wednesday, a person familiar with the discussions told CBS News, with a tight timeline to approve the bill by a Friday night deadline and avoid a partial government shutdown. It is set.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday morning that Congress' appropriations committees are “in the process of finalizing the text and report for Congress to review and consider as soon as possible.”
This package is the second after lawmakers approved funds It covered a smaller part of the government earlier this month.
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Lawmakers agreed on a framework to fund the government last month after continuing to pass resolutions to keep the government open, setting two deadlines and pushing back funding for months. After the first part of the spending bill passed with relative ease, this week's deadline gives lawmakers more time to reach agreement on a larger package that includes subjects that have historically been more controversial. The purpose was to
Reaching an agreement on DHS funding this time appears to be a particularly thorny issue for lawmakers, taking on new importance as Congress continues to debate how to address border security. .
But even if there is an agreement, it may be difficult to get the bill through Congress by the deadline. MPs have 72 hours to consider the bill before a vote in the Commons later this week, or Mr Johnson will face outrage from some members of the chamber for breaking his pledge. That makes it all but certain that the deadline will expire before the Senate approves the bill, and a partial government shutdown is scheduled for Saturday morning. Therefore, additional short-term measures to preserve government funding are likely to be taken this week.
Nikole Killion contributed reporting
