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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is beginning a long series of votes Thursday on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, moving toward passage of a three-year fix as Democrats have blocked the money for months in protest.
The House approved a bill Thursday that will fund almost every agency in the Department of Homeland Security for the next five months, sending the measure to President Donald Trump weeks after the Senate unanimously approved it.
Just under $35 billion is provided for HUD’s tenant-based rental assistance account — commonly known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
The impasse over Department of Homeland Security funding has dragged on for months now. Here's where the latest funding bill stands.
The one-year bill cuts public transit funding by 22%, Amtrak by 69% and Capital Investment Grants by 78% for fiscal year 2027 but puts “a historic amount of funding” into bridges.
The cost of the bill would be funded by gifts and donations, and Polis has concerns about tying civil rights to money that may not come.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day U.S. government shutdown.