Record 76-Day US Homeland Security Shutdown Ends as Trump Signs Bill

President Donald Trump on Friday, May 1, 2026, signed legislation funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest partial government shutdown in US history after 76 days. The House had earlier in the day passed the Senate-approved bill, breaking a months-long impasse over immigration enforcement funding.

What the Bill Funds

According to ANI News and The Week, the legislation funds the Coast Guard, Secret Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Transportation Security Administration through September. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, and Customs and Border Protection retained funding from the 2025 GOP-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act throughout the shutdown, allowing both agencies to continue operations even as other DHS components were furloughed.

DHS Secretary Mullin issued an official "Message on the End of the DHS Shutdown" to department employees, the agency confirmed on its website on May 1.

Speaker Johnson Yields

NewsNation reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson had pushed back for weeks against the Senate version of the bill, which excluded additional ICE and CBP funding sought by House Republicans. Johnson ultimately agreed to bring the Senate text to the floor.

Next Fight Already Looming

The 76-day shutdown surpassed the previous 35-day record set during the first Trump administration. Republican leaders signaled that after the mid-May congressional recess they would seek to meet a June 1 deadline set by President Trump for a separate $70 billion supplementary bill funding ICE and CBP. The next funding round is expected to focus on the $70 billion ICE-CBP supplementary bill.