WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced he will sign an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers who have gone without paychecks during the funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security. Trump said he would "immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation."

TSA officers missed their first full paychecks in mid-March. Callout rates for TSA officers have exceeded 11% nationally, with some airports experiencing rates above 40%. High call-out rates have led to lines at some airports taking more than four hours.

Trump sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports earlier this week to help TSA. ICE agents continue to receive paychecks during the partial shutdown due to funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law last year.

The Senate failed to advance a House-passed bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security, including the Transportation Security Administration, for a full year. Senators rejected the House-passed DHS funding bill Thursday by a 53-47 vote, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the measure.

"Obviously it takes the immediate pressure off, but you know, it's a short-term solution," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune. "Give the president credit for responding to a crisis in a way that will make sure that after these guys drug this out for 41 days now, TSA agents are finally going to get paid."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that "it is true that the White House is having discussions about a number of ideas to blunt the impact of the Democrat shutdown crisis, but no preparations or plans are currently underway. The best and easiest way to pay TSA Agents is to fund DHS."

Senate Republicans discussed the possibility of the executive branch funding TSA through administrative means. The Senate is set to depart Friday for a two-week recess.

A House Homeland Security committee held a hearing on the government shutdown that lasted over three hours. During the hearing, lawmakers and TSA officials stressed the urgency of the government shutdown due to unpaid TSA workers and long security lines at some airports.