Final appropriations package includes DHS in lofty goal to avoid Jan. 30 deadline

Published January 20, 2026 10:52am ET



Appropriators released the final package of government funding bills early Monday morning as the House seeks to pass all 12 bills before the shutdown deadline next week. The contentious nature of the final four bills, however, could make passage an uphill battle.

The final “minibus” includes funding for the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Homeland Security. Including DHS in the minibus comes after a week of uncertainty from both parties’ appropriators about how they would tackle the bill, due to Democrats’ issues with federal immigration agencies.

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