From Fox News: Seven Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to pass a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill, despite opposition from their own leadership over unmet demands for additional guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
The DHS bill will be bundled alongside three other spending bills, totaling a combined $1.2 trillion in federal spending. The entire package’s passing is a significant step toward averting a government shutdown come Jan. 30.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted on two separate packages on Thursday afternoon. One groups together three spending bills to fund the departments of War, Education, Labor, Transportation and Health and Human Services. The second is a standalone bill funding DHS, which includes ICE.
The DHS bill passed by a 220-207 vote with the help of seven Democrats. Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted in opposition. The larger package passed with much broader bipartisan support in a 341-88 vote, with 149 Democrats joining Republicans to pass it.
The legislation package now goes to the Senate where, if it passes, the bills will eliminate the possibility of a government shutdown for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2026.
The 7 Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the bill were:
– Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.)
– Laura Gillen (NY)
– Don Davis (NC)
– Jared Golden (ME)
– Henry Cuellar (TX)
– Tom Suozzi (NY)
– Vicente Gonzalez (TX)
JUST IN: House lawmakers pass a bill 220-207 to fund DHS, overcoming overwhelming opposition from Democrats.
Seven Democrats backed the measure:
– Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
– Laura Gillen
– Don Davis
– Jared Golden
– Henry Cuellar
– Tom Suozzi
– Vicente GonzalezOne Republican,… pic.twitter.com/oDeDny6ZPR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 22, 2026
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