Homeland Security spending bill passes House

Published January 14, 2015 6:37pm ET



The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $40 billion measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security that includes provisions curbing President Obama’s effort to provide work permits and federal benefits for millions of illegal immigrants.

The bill, which passed 236-191, now heads to the Senate, where the new GOP majority will struggle to find six Democrats in order to pass the legislation there.

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