Bill to fund Homeland Security passes again in House, but appears certain to die again in Senate

The House passed a bill Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), though it is assumed that it will fail in the Senate. The department remains shut down until both chambers of Congress pass the same funding bill. 

The vote in the House was 221-209, with four Democrats joining Republicans in support of the measure, according to The Hill. 

The bill will need Democratic support in the Senate to overcome a filibuster. Earlier on Thursday, Democrats blocked a DHS funding measure, with Sen. John Fetterman, Pa., being the only Democrat to support it. 

The standoff remains as Democrats are sticking to their demands that the White House reform its immigration enforcement tactics. Both sides have proposed changes to those tactics, but both have rebuffed the other side’s terms, leaving negotiations at a standstill.