2026年3月18日 / 美国东部时间下午1:19 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
华盛顿 — 随着政府部分停摆进入第二个月，众议院民主党正试图强行推动一项为国土安全部（DHS）提供资金的法案投票，但不包括联邦移民执法部门。
民主党人周三提出了一份”罢免请愿书”，试图绕过共和党领袖，将为运输安全管理局（TSA）、联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）、网络安全和基础设施安全局、海岸警卫队以及特勤局提供至9月的资金法案提交至众议院进行表决。
该法案的核心提案由康涅狄格州众议员罗莎·德劳罗（Rosa DeLauro）提出，她是众议院拨款委员会的最高民主党成员。该法案明确排除了对移民和海关执法局（ICE）、海关与边境保护局（CBP）以及秘书办公室的资金支持。
自停摆开始以来，相关机构的联邦工作人员已出现欠薪情况，TSA机场安检人员的非计划缺勤率已超过此前的两倍。
众议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人哈基姆·杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）在周一致其党内成员的信件中公布了这一策略，称民主党将继续要求改革移民执法机制。
目前尚不清楚民主党能否争取到至少四名共和党人加入他们的行动，尽管杰弗里斯表现得信心十足。根据规定，罢免请愿书需要获得218个签名才能迫使法案进入全院表决程序。
“我们多次成功推动罢免请愿，而且如果情况需要，这次我们也会取得胜利。”杰弗里斯周一在记者会上表示，他同时提到此前曾成功推动针对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关文件公开、恢复联邦雇员集体谈判权以及保留《平价医疗法案》增强版保费税收抵免的表决。
“民主党正在自行采取行动。”德劳罗周三在新闻发布会上呼吁共和党人跨越党派界限支持罢免请愿，”请加入我们的努力。”
众议院共和党人周二质疑杰弗里斯的策略能否成功，他们指出，此前提出的”美丽统一法案”（One Big Beautiful Bill Act）已为移民相关机构注入数十亿美元资金，预计将维持至特朗普总统任期结束。
“我认为他无法让共和党人签署这项提案。”德克萨斯州共和党众议员基思·塞尔夫（Keith Self）表示，”移民局的资金必须得到保障，这正是这项策略的荒谬之处。”
众议院已两次通过为国土安全部提供至9月的资金法案，但参议院多次未能达到推进该法案所需的60票门槛。参议院民主党试图通过与移民执法无关的国土安全部运作资金法案的努力，也遭到了共和党人的阻挠。
众议院共和党人表示，鉴于伊朗战争升级引发的安全关切以及美国各地的严重天气状况，通过国土安全部资金至关重要，但他们反对将移民资金从整体法案中拆分出来。
自1月份联邦特工在明尼苏达州击毙两名美国公民以来，民主党始终坚持改革要求，包括要求移民执法人员佩戴随身摄像头和身份标识、禁止佩戴口罩以及强制要求在私人财产上逮捕时必须持有司法令状。
自2月初以来，白宫与参议院民主党人一直在来回提出反建议，民主党人于周一向白宫提交了最新方案。
周二，白宫在致参与谈判的缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins）和阿拉巴马州参议员凯蒂·布里特（Katie Britt）的信件中表示，已在先前的反建议中向民主党提出多项方案，包括扩大随身摄像头使用范围、限制学校和医院的民事移民执法活动以及要求官员佩戴明显标识。
“民主党再次提出的反建议未能体现当前局势所需的严肃性。”白宫官员周二在记者电话会议上表示。
参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默周二表示，白宫在口罩使用和司法令状问题上未作出任何让步。
“他们必须认真对待这个问题。”舒默说道。
凯娅·哈伯德（Kaia Hubbard）对此报道亦有贡献。
House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP
March 18, 2026 / 1:19 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — House Democrats are attempting to force a vote on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but not federal immigration enforcement, as the partial government shutdown stretches into its second month.
Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to try to circumvent Republican leaders and bring legislation to the floor to fund the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Coast Guard and Secret Service through September.
The underlying bill, introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, excludes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and the Office of the Secretary.
Federal workers at the agencies have missed paychecks and TSA has seen unscheduled absences more than double among airport security officers since the shutdown began.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, unveiled the strategy in a letter to his caucus on Monday, saying the party would continue to demand reforms to immigration enforcement.
It’s unclear if Democrats will be able to convince at least four Republicans to join their effort, though Jeffries was bullish. The discharge petition needs 218 signatures to force a floor vote.
“We’ve repeatedly won discharge petitions, and if it comes to it, we’re going to win this one as well,” Jeffries told reporters Monday, referencing forced votes on legislation to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers and save the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits.
“Democrats are taking matters into our own hands,” DeLauro said at a news conference Wednesday, calling on Republicans to cross the aisle to support the discharge petition. “Please join us in this effort.”
House Republicans on Tuesday doubted Jeffries’ gambit would be successful, noting that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act pumped billions in additional funding into immigration-related agencies, which is expected to last through the remainder of President Trump’s term.
“I don’t think he’s going to get the Republicans to sign on to that,” GOP Rep. Keith Self of Texas said. “ICE is funded. That’s the ludicrousy of this.”
The House has twice passed legislation to fund DHS through September, but the Senate has repeatedly failed to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the funding. Efforts by Senate Democrats to pass measures to fund DHS operations unrelated to immigration enforcement have been blocked by Republicans.
House Republicans say passing DHS funding is necessary, citing heightened security concerns stemming from the escalating war in Iran, as well as severe weather across the U.S., but they have opposed splitting immigration funding from the broader legislation.
Since federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minnesota in January, Democrats have remained firm in their demands for reforms, which include requiring immigration agents to wear body cameras and identification, banning them from wearing masks and mandating judicial warrants for arrests on private property.
The White House and Senate Democrats have been going back and forth with counterproposals since early February, with Democrats sending their latest offer to the White House Monday.
In a letter Tuesday to Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Katie Britt of Alabama, who have been involved in the negotiations, the White House said it had made several proposals to Democrats in its previous counteroffer. The offer included expanded use of body cameras, limiting civil immigration enforcement activities at schools and hospitals and requiring officers to wear visible identification.
“The Democrats have once again responded with a counter offer that does not indicate the seriousness that this moment needs,” a White House official said in a call with reporters Tuesday.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Tuesday that the White House hasn’t budged on masks and warrants.
“They’ve got to get serious,” he said.
Kaia Hubbard contributed to this report.
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