Illinois HR 739: CONGRAT GARY SPENCER

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HR0739LRB104 21208 ECR 35724 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 

3U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have received expanded 

4funding to be able to operate until 2029 without further 

5appropriations due to funding that was provided in the One Big 

6Beautiful Bill Act; and

7 WHEREAS, In the event of a funding lapse, ICE and CBP 

8employees are considered "excepted workers" who are required 

9to report to work without pay; and

10 WHEREAS, Our federal government's Department of Homeland 

11Security (DHS) largely remains unfunded due to disagreement on 

12ICE reforms in Congress; and

13 WHEREAS, The partial shutdown of DHS includes ICE, CBP, 

14the U.S. Coast Guard, the Transportation Security 

15Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

16(FEMA), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the 

17U.S. Secret Service, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

18Security Agency; and

19 WHEREAS, On Thursday, March 12, 2026, and for the fourth 

20time in as many weeks, Congressional Senate Democrats voted 

21down a $1.2 trillion funding package, H.R. 7147, sent over by 

HR0739- 2 -LRB104 21208 ECR 35724 r

1the House of Representatives to fully fund DHS before leaving 

2town for the weekend, ensuring the agency remains shuttered 

3past the one-month mark; and

4 WHEREAS, Congressional Senate Democrats have vowed to 

5block a vote on the government funding bills unless 

6restrictions are placed on ICE and other immigration actions 

7undertaken by the federal government; and

8 WHEREAS, DHS reports that ICE has removed more than 90,000 

9individuals who had been criminally charged beyond their 

10immigration crimes, including hundreds of sex off