Johnson Rejects Senate-Passed DHS Bill, Says House Will Vote on Stopgap Plan Instead

Johnson Rejects Senate-Passed DHS Bill, Says House Will Vote on Stopgap Plan Instead

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on March 27 he is putting forth a short-term bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 60 days, instead of the Senate-passed measure to fund most of DHS except its immigration enforcement operations.

“This gambit that was done last night is a joke. I’m quite convinced that it can’t be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill,” he told reporters.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times