The two sides have agreed to separate homeland security funding from the broader legislative package, providing two weeks of funding for the DHS. Still far apart on policyAs the two sides narrowed in on a spending deal, the length of a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding emerged as a sticking point. Even if the two sides strike a deal, negotiations down the road on a final agreement on the Homeland Security bill are likely to be difficult. Uncertainty in the HouseAcross the Capitol, House Republicans have said they do not want any changes to the bill they passed last week. “The package will not come back through the House without funding for the Department of Homeland Security,” they wrote.