Congressional leaders have finally landed on a deal with the White House to finish funding the government, after disagreements over the Homeland Security spending bill threatened to derail the process. 

Negotiators say they have locked in an agreement on the DHS funding, and that text for the six-bill funding package will be out soon. 

“An agreement has been reached for DHS appropriations, which will allow completion of the FY24 appropriations process,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday. “House and Senate committees have begun drafting bill text to be prepared for release and consideration by the full House and Senate as soon as possible.”

Congressional Republicans and Democrats were at odds over the bill, with the GOP pushing for more funding while Democrats wanted to install a yearlong stopgap bill. Republicans eventually relented to the move, but the White House signaled that it would refuse to sign-off on a full-year funding patch. 

In a rare display of agreement, the Biden administration sided with House Republicans and wanted more funding for the agency to deal with a surge of migrants at the U.S./Mexico border. 

However, the Biden administration wanted more money for “operational funding” to deal with the border issues, while House Republicans wanted more funding for detention capacity of illegal immigrants.

The package’s other five components are finished, which would fund Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, Financial Services, Legislative Branch and State Department-Foreign Operations. 

President Biden said that he would immediately sign the funding package once Congress passes it. 

“We have come to an agreement with congressional leaders on a path forward for the remaining full-year funding bills,” Mr. Biden said. “The House and Senate are now working to finalize a package that can quickly be brought to the floor, and I will sign it immediately.”

The deal came as concerns grew that lawmakers would miss Friday’s midnight deadline to finish funding the government. That fear was largely stoked by an impasse on how to best move forward with funding Homeland Security amid persistent chaos on the southern border.

Leadership in the appropriations committees in both chambers will need to produce bill text Tuesday to honor Congress’ 72-hour rule, which gives lawmakers three days of review before considering a bill for a vote.

• Alex Miller can be reached at amiller@washingtontimes.com.