{"id":205760,"date":"2026-03-29T14:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/dhs-funding-lapse-is-now-the-longest-government-shutdown-in-u-s-history-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:55:38","slug":"dhs-funding-lapse-is-now-the-longest-government-shutdown-in-u-s-history-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/dhs-funding-lapse-is-now-the-longest-government-shutdown-in-u-s-history-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The ongoing funding lapse<\/a> at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown<\/a> in U.S. history.
The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record<\/a> when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until mid-November. This time around, the rest of the federal agencies and departments are funded.
Negotiations to reopen DHS were dealt a major setback Friday after House Republicans voted<\/a> to pass a short-term funding bill that has no viable path in the Senate. That came hours after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill<\/a> to fund all of DHS except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. House GOP leadership rejected the bill, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling it \u201ca joke.\u201d
The House-passed bill to fund all of DHS is not likely to become law. The Senate has repeatedly tried and failed to advance an identical bill since the shutdown began, falling short of the 60-vote threshold required to push it forward. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, requiring some Democratic buy-in to advance legislation. Democrats are demanding specific guardrails on immigration enforcement operations before supporting full funding for DHS, which includes ICE.
The shutdown, which began Feb. 14, is affecting travelers across the U.S. as some airport security lines have stretched for hours due to TSA staffing shortages. TSA officers have not been paid for working during the standoff in Washington despite showing up for work. That\u2019s led to hundreds of officers quitting and thousands calling out of work.
President Donald Trump signed an order Friday directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA workers, with paychecks expected to land as early as Monday, according to a DHS spokesperson.
ICE agents, some of whom are now stationed at airports<\/a> in an effort to help TSA, have continued to receive pay during the DHS shutdown since they\u2019re drawing on funding from Trump\u2019s \u201cbig, beautiful bill\u201d that was signed into law last year.
The prospects of a quick end to the shutdown are unlikely. The Senate is scheduled to be out of town until April 13, and the House is set to be out until April 14.
Brennan Leach is an associate producer for NBC News covering the Senate.
Raquel Coronell Uribe is a breaking news reporter.\u00a0
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