The House is planning to vote this week on another bill to fund the Homeland Security Department, which is entering its sixth week of a partial shutdown, along with a resolution expressing gratitude for DHS employees.
Senators met with officials over the weekend to seek an agreement on reopening the department and modifying immigration enforcement procedures.
The Rules Committee is schedule to meet tomorrow on the two DHS measures along with bills to create a commission to oversee crime prevention efforts in Washington, DC, and to prevent vessels from entering US ports if they previously visited Western Hemisphere countries where ...