Amata Welcomes End to Lengthy DHS Partial Shutdown

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, because it ends the 75-day partial government shutdown, and sends the bill with bipartisan support to President Trump's desk to be signed into law, which ensures the next payday for thousands of DHS employees.

The bill finishes the last of the fiscal year 2026 funding bills, months after final passage of the other 11 appropriations efforts. The longstanding disagreements over the last funding bill centered on immigration policy and funding for border security. The final bill leaves out the funds related to immigration enforcement, which has current funding from prior legislation, but fully funds the rest of the Department's extensive responsibilities: U.S. Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Secret Service, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA).

"It was extremely important to appropriate funds for Homeland Security, and I'm pleased to see this standoff is over, paychecks are secured, and all normal services can be restored," said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. "These vital services have been under strain. The Coast Guard, FEMA, and TSA needed regular funding, and the hardworking public servants in these jobs deserve dependable paychecks."

Amata concluded, "The Appropriations Committee has been releasing the first looks at the slate of 2027 funding bills, and Congress needed to clear the decks and be able to give the next round of appropriations the focus it deserves."

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