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United States Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Goes Dark for a Record 76 Days

02/14/2026 - 04/30/2026 CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCEDHS was without routine funding from 14 February 2026 until the President signed the funding bill on 30 April 2026, a record 76 days.^[1]

Start: Feb 14, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
End: Apr 30, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Homeland Security Goes Dark for a Record 76 Days

A two-week stopgap for DHS alone ran out on 14 February 2026, and the department stayed unfunded for 76 days - the longest shutdown of a single agency in US history - until the President signed a bipartisan bill on 30 April.

DHS went without routine funding from 14 February 2026, when the two-week stopgap written for it alone expired, and stayed shut for 76 days^[1]
The department counts some 260,000 employees across TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA and its other operations, and the White House warned that the temporary money paying them would soon run out^[1]
The standoff was over funding for the administration's immigration enforcement, and Kristi Noem was replaced as secretary by Senator Markwayne Mullin in the middle of it^[1]
The House passed the bipartisan bill by voice vote on 30 April and the President signed H.R. 7147, the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, the same day^[4]
It funded the rest of DHS to the end of the fiscal year but left Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection out, to be funded separately^[2]

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[1]90%
federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2026/04/house-approves-bill-to-fund-the-department-of-homeland-security-and-end-the-record-shutdown
federalnewsnetwork.com· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Feb 14, 2026 ✓· Ends Apr 30, 2026 ✓· 28% of score
DHS was without routine funding from 14 February 2026 until the President signed the funding bill on 30 April 2026, a record 76 days.
[2]85%
2026 United States federal government shutdowns (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 21, 2026· 28% of score
Gives the 14 February to 30 April span, the 76-day length and which parts of DHS were left unfunded.^[1]
[3]85%
Early 2026 Government Shutdowns (Center for Homeland Defense and Security)
chds.us· Added Sep 21, 2026· 28% of score
Confirms the record 76 days and that FEMA, the Coast Guard and TSA were caught alongside the immigration agencies.^[1]
[4]95%
Congressional Bill H.R. 7147 Signed into Law (The White House)
whitehouse.gov· Published Apr 30, 2026· 16% of score
The White House statement dating the signing that reopened DHS to 30 April 2026 and naming the act.

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