The bill will be sent to US President Donald Trump’s desk for signature.
Published February 3, 2026
The US House of Representatives approved a $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown.
The bipartisan bill passed Tuesday would restore lapsed funding for key federal programs, including programs within the Departments of Labor and Education. The bill passed in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives with 217 votes in favor and 214 votes against.
Recommended stories
list of 4 itemsend of list
Twenty-one Republicans voted against the bill, but 21 Democrats ultimately voted in favor of the bill, which now goes to President Donald Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it.
Immigration was a major issue. The bill temporarily increases funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but leaves room for lawmakers to negotiate changes and reforms to immigration enforcement in the wake of the killings of two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Preti, by federal agents last month.
This spending package will only fund DHS for two weeks, ending February 13th. Otherwise, Congress has finalized 11 annual spending bills that will fund government agencies and programs through Sept. 30.
Democrats are also calling for new regulations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Democrats are united in their pledge to force major reforms to the Department of Homeland Security. Dramatic changes such as banning masks, requiring judicial warrants, independent investigations and use of force when agents break the law, requiring body cameras, and ending targeting of sensitive locations like places of worship, schools, and hospitals must be part of a year-round spending bill,” Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement after the vote.
Chairman Mike Johnson said he was hopeful the two sides could reach an agreement by the deadline.
“This is not the time to be playing games with that money. We look forward to operating in good faith over the next 10 days during negotiations,” Johnson said. “The president has reached out again.”
Some Republicans on the party’s right wing tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to include provisions that would tighten voting requirements.
House Republicans have a mere 218-214 majority, meaning they can only lose one Republican vote in the face of a unified Democratic opposition.
The last government shutdown lasted a record 43 days in October and November, furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers and cost the U.S. economy an estimated $11 billion.
