House aims to vote on government funding bill

From USA TODAY.

Congress is readying a funding package to fund the Department of Homeland of Security for just two weeks while lawmakers negotiate over broader reforms to the agency, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, or CBP.

A committee in the House advanced the group of five appropriations bills, plus the short-term DHS spending measure, on Monday night. The larger chamber is expected to vote on proceeding to end the shutdown, though a lack of widespread support from House Democrats will mean the White House will need as many Republican votes as possible.