US lawmakers have avoided a partial shutdown of homeland security after passing a one-week funding extension just hours before a midnight deadline.
The House of Representatives voted 357-60 in favour of the short-term bill after it had been passed in the Senate.
It ensures the department's 250,000 employees will be paid while a longer-term funding agreement is discussed.
It will now be signed by President Barack Obama, who said he would back a short-term deal to avert a shutdown.
The two-thirds majority vote was reached about two hours before the midnight (05:00 GMT Saturday) deadline.
Earlier, Republicans had rejected a similar three-week extension after provisions against President Obama's immigration plan were dropped.
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