House GOP Abandons TSA Funding Deal and Sets Up Senate Clash

Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta on March 27.
Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg

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By Erik Wasson, Caitlin Reilly, María Paula Mijares Torres and Maeve Sheehey (BGOV)

March 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTC

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March 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s move to pay airport security agents directly eased the sharpest pain point for lawmakers fighting over immigration enforcement, effectively killing momentum in Congress toward a funding deal.

House Republicans on Friday rejected bipartisan Senate legislation to end a partial government and fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.