Cybersecurity Policy Report, CISA’s 77-Day Shutdown Ends After President Signs DHS Funding Bill, (May 1, 2026)
The 77-day shutdown of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ended yesterday after a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill cleared Congress and was signed by President Trump.
CISA was forced to shut down all but its most essential operations on Feb. 13 after the Senate failed to adopt a bill approved by the House to fund DHS for the rest of fiscal year 2026 (CPR, Feb. 13).
Senate Democrats opposed funding for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid objections to the agencies’ aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
The Senate eventually passed the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (HR 7147), which provided funding for all of DHS except CBP and ICE (CPR, March 30).
House Republican leadership, however, held off on bringing HR 7147 to the House floor until yesterday after making progress on a budget reconciliation measure that, if enacted, would provide multiyear funding for CBP and ICE. The bill passed by voice vote.
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