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Donald Trump signs spending bill to end partial US government shutdown, funds agencies through fiscal year
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a major spending package that ended the three-day partial federal government shutdown, reopening key departments and funding most government operations through the remainder of the fiscal year.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a major spending package that ended the three-day partial federal government shutdown, reopening key departments and funding most government operations through the remainder of the fiscal year.
Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act in the Oval Office, Trump said the measure would immediately restore normal functioning across federal agencies.
“I’m thrilled to sign the Consolidated Appropriations Act to immediately reopen the federal government and fund the vast majority of operations through the rest of the fiscal year,” the President said.
According to US media reports, the legislation secures funding for several critical departments but leaves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facing another funding deadline in two weeks, potentially creating fresh uncertainty.
Earlier in the day, the US House of Representatives passed a set of spending bills aimed at ending the shutdown and allowing time for bipartisan negotiations on stricter accountability measures related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Had lawmakers failed to reach a consensus, agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would have faced a shutdown by February 14.
Reports said ICE operations and other immigration-related efforts are currently sustained by the $170 billion allocated to Homeland Security under last year’s Republican tax and spending law.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–New York) stressed the need for reforms within DHS and ICE.
“ICE and the Department of Homeland Security need to dramatically change. And absent that, then a full-year appropriations bill is in deep trouble,” he told reporters.
The House approved the bill by a narrow 217–214 vote. While Democratic leaders initially signalled opposition, 21 Democrats supported the final measure, even as 21 Republicans voted against it, highlighting divisions within both parties.
Trump later praised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–Louisiana) for steering the legislation through Congress.
“Speaker Mike Johnson’s done an incredible job. Done really an incredible job and we appreciate it,” Trump said.
Johnson expressed optimism that lawmakers could prevent another shutdown affecting Homeland Security.
“This is no time to play games with that funding. We hope that they will operate in good faith over the next 10 days as we negotiate this,” he said.
With another funding deadline looming, lawmakers are expected to continue negotiations to ensure uninterrupted functioning of homeland security and immigration-related agencies.
