US House expected to vote on ending partial government shutdown

The US House of Representatives is poised to end a partial government shutdown after President Donald Trump urged Republicans to press ahead with a vote despite concerns with the new spending plan.

Democrats and Republicans disagree over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is under intense scrutiny after federal immigration agents shot and killed two US citizens in Minneapolis last month.

The proposed deal, brokered in the US Senate at Trump's urging and now before the House, would fund the government and buy lawmakers more time to haggle over the future of DHS.

The deal keeps DHS running for two weeks while lawmakers consider future funding and reforms to the agency.

The DHS encompasses multiple subsidiary agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Coast Guard and Secret Service.

Democrats want changes to DHS immigration enforcement operations, including requirements that agents record on body cameras and not wear masks to conceal their faces.

They have also demanded changes in funding to DHS in light of the fatal shootings in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and have advocated for changes to protocol.

Both chambers of the US Congress – the House and Senate – must vote to approve legislation before it can be signed into law by the president.

Senators had agreed to a package of five spending bills, but stripped out a sixth bill funding DHS.

The Senate instead approved enough money to keep DHS running for two weeks while lawmakers work out disputes over its long-term budget.

On Monday, the third day of the shutdown, the House Rules Committee cleared a key procedural hurdle, sending the legislation to the entire US House for a full vote.

Trump called on lawmakers to send a bill to his desk "without delay".

"We will work together in good faith to address the issues that have been raised, but we cannot have another long, pointless, and destructive Shutdown that will hurt our Country so badly," he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

Some conservative members of Trump's party suggest that they may vote against the spending package if it hits House floor on Tuesday. Republicans only have a one-vote majority in the House, which gives dissenters significant power.

The limited shutdown has affected numerous government services, forcing thousands of Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic control workers to either stay home on furlough or work without pay.

It will also delay the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly job's report. The report is used by political leaders, investors and everyday Americans to understand how the economy is faring.