Overview of President Trump's $1.2 Billion Funding Bill and Its Allocations

Adrianna McKinney '26

On February 3rd, President Donald J. Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill, ending the partial federal government shutdown. The bill cleared Congress with a 217-240 vote. It set the stage for an intense debate over Homeland Security funding. By signing this bill, President Trump passed a bipartisan spending package that provides near-full support for U.S. dues to the United Nations and peace-keeping operations in 2026, along with significant investments in global health.

Peter Yeo, president of the Better World Campaign, noted that the legislation reflects a shared understanding that international engagement remains significant to U.S. security and economic strength in Congress and the Administration. He emphasized that funding for the UN’s regular budget allows the Administration to continue supporting programs that align with U.S. priorities.

The bill allocates roughly $50 billion for U.S. international engagement, a strategic investment at a time of rising global instability. Of that amount, $9.4 billion is dedicated to global health, strengthening defense against infectious diseases that protect Americans at home and saves lives aboard.

While the agreement does fund the vast majority of federal agencies, it leaves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded only for two weeks, including overseas agencies such as TSA and FEMA. This short-term funding sets up the potential for a confrontation with Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda.

If no deal is reached by February 13th, the DHS could lapse or require another short-term extension. There was no agreement reached, and DHS was set to shut down by midnight on February 13th, and it did. There appears to be no resolution in sight for the ongoing funding dispute over federal immigration enforcement. President Trump has remained noncommittal about any potential negotiations with Democrats, saying the party has “gone crazy.”

President Donald J. Trump signed a funding bill of $1.2 billion dollars for various reasons. Some of the money would go to global health, and other amounts of money would go to international agreements. Lastly, some of the leftover money would go to the Department of Homeland Security, which would keep them funded for two months. With no meeting or deal in sight with President Trump, the bill ended in a partial government shutdown and started up another.