“A Joke” – House Republicans Reject DHS Funding Measure Passed In Senate

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“This gambit that was done last night is a joke,” Johnson said, according to ABC News.

According to the outlet, House Republicans will aim to pass a short-term bill to fund the entire department through May 22.

“We’re going to get all our members together and decide next steps this morning, but I’ll tell you it’s infuriating that Democrats are willing to inflict pain on the American people simply so they can defund the agency that is responsible for removing criminal illegal aliens,” Johnson said.

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🚨 BREAKING — HOUSE GOP FIGHTS BACK: Speaker Johnson has reportedly proposed a 60 DAY, CLEAN funding bill that includes ICE and CBP

While the Senate GOP's Democrat compromise left out ICE and CBP

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said PRESIDENT TRUMP backs the plan, per NOTUS

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 27, 2026

ABC News has more:

Johnson said the House would vote on the stop-gap proposal “as soon as possible.” If the House succeeds, the measure would head back to the Senate, where Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has vowed that it is “dead on arrival.”

“The Senate Democrats have hoisted upon this appropriations process their radical, crazy agenda,” Johnson said.

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JUST IN: Speaker Johnson rejects Senate-passed bill to fund Homeland Security and calls it a Democrat "joke."

"The Senate Democrats have hoisted upon this appropriations process their radical, crazy agenda." pic.twitter.com/YeUnlgxBni

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 27, 2026

Even if the House passes legislation to fund the entire department, it’s highly unlikely to pass the upper legislative chamber.

NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson tells House Republicans on a conference call that he plans to hold a vote on a bill to fund all of DHS for 60 days, according to a source.

Johnson's comments signal that the House has no intention for now to vote on a Senate-passed bill that funds DHS…

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 27, 2026

NBC News explained:

The Senate left town for a two-week recess, and Democratic senators have vowed to block funding for ICE and CBP without restraints on immigration enforcement operations.

Johnson didn’t directly say if Trump has endorsed his plan, telling reporters: “I spoke to the president a few moments ago; he understands exactly what we’re doing and why.”

But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned that a House bill that funds ICE and CBP without guardrails would go nowhere in the Senate, where it would require 60 votes.

“We’ve been clear from day one: Democrats will fund critical homeland security functions — but we will not give a blank check to Trump’s lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms,” Schumer said. “A 60-day CR that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it.”

Trump has not publicly weighed in on the Senate bill or the proposed 60-day House measure.

Johnson’s plan comes after a bloc of House conservatives expressed outrage over the Senate bill and vowed to vote against it, complicating any move toward swift passage in the House.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said senators caved by agreeing to leave out money for ICE and CPB.