Senate Fails to Advance Homeland Security Funding Bill

The Senate on Feb. 24 failed to advance legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), extending the agency’s partial shutdown into its 11th day. The measure received 50 votes in favor to 45 votes opposed, falling short of the 60 required to overcome a filibuster. Although major enforcement arms such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are unaffected—having secured funding through 2029 under last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act—other DHS components have been impacted. Among them is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The bill would provide $5.7 billion for FEMA, an increase of $873 million over fiscal year 2025 levels, excluding $26.367 billion designated for the Disaster Relief Fund....