The measure returns to the House for consideration after DOJ drops anti-weaponization fund.
The U.S. Senate passed reconciliation funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday, largely along party lines. The measure, which will fund U.S. immigration enforcement through 2028, returns to the House of Representatives for consideration. The multi-year reconciliation bill was a response to the 76-day shutdown of DHS, which ended April 30 when President Trump signed appropriations from Congress for the balance of fiscal year 2026.
The upper chamber had halted the reconciliation bill’s approval process after the Justice Department announced the anti-weaponization fund. Senators had prepared an amendment to block the fund, intended to compensate people who had experienced lawfare by the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune explained that, after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche assured a Senate panel earlier this week that his department had ceased its action to establish such a fund, the amendment to stop the fund was dropped.
The Justice Department had announced it would not pursue the fund after a federal judge ruled against it.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Thune to be discerning in their leadership of the House and Senate.
- For Acting Attorney General Blanche as he oversees the Justice Department and undergoes the confirmation process.
- For President Trump and members of his administration as they support the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Sources: UPI News, News Nation, CBS News, MSN, Roll Call
