Senate passes funding bill amid partial government shutdown

WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - The Senate voted to pass a bill Friday that would fund most departments through the end of September. The only exception: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The final vote was 71 to 29 and instead of the full funding, the DHS will only be funded for the next two-weeks.

This comes as Democrats insist the department make changes to ICE and CBP after two American citizens were killed in Minneapolis by immigration agents.

The bill is now slated to go to the House, but according to a source with knowledge of the matter, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will vote on it Monday, meaning there will still be a brief shutdown for most of the federal government starting Saturday as funds run out.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Republicans won't get any Democratic votes if they aren't willing to make changes to DHS.

"The American people want change, Senate Democrats want change. If our colleagues are not willing to enact real change, they should not expect Democratic votes. Let me say that again, if our colleagues are not willing to enact real change, real strong change, they should not expect Democratic votes," Sen. Schumer expressed.

The bill is part of a deal between President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leaders.

The funding lapse is not expected to have a significant impact and President Trump has said he will quickly sign the bill into law.