The move, which Trump had previewed a day earlier, came as House Republican leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund most of DHS, including the TSA. A standoff in Congress over immigration enforcement and funding has led to missed paychecks for airport-security workers and long lines for travelers.

House Republicans are pushing back on a Senate-approved proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security and get TSA workers paid.

Johnson rejected a Senate bill and said House Republicans would seek to fund the entire department at current levels until May 22.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees.

The Senate has approved funding for most of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA. It does not include funding for immigration operations.

Funding to pay Transportation Security Administration officers may be on its way soon, but despite this, frontline workers and hours-long lines of travelers at US airports may not return to normal right away.

The Senate early Friday approved Homeland Security funds for Transportation Security Administration and most other agencies, but not the immigration operations at the heart of the budget impasse.

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed to fund most of the DHS early Friday, with the measure now passing to the House