On their first day in the majority, House Democratic leaders plan to introduce legislation Thursday that will appropriate funds and end the partial government shutdown, but keep the Department of Homeland Security funded at fiscal year 2018 levels.
The joint resolution, introduced by incoming House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), would enact a continuing resolution for DHS funding through Feb. 8, providing time for lawmakers to reach an agreement for the cost for border wall funding in the FY ’19 budget. 
The resolution includes $1.3 billion for border wall security. The Senate proposed and on Dec. 20 passed its FY ‘19 appropriations bill maintaining this level, while the House version, passed Dec. 21, included $5 billion for the wall, on par with President Trump’s requested amount.
Lowey also introduced a bill to fund the remaining appropriations for the Departments of the Interior, Treasury, State, Justice, Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, and related agencies through the end of the fiscal year.
House and Senate leaders from both parties met Wednesday with Trump at the White House to discuss the partial government shutdown that has been in place since Dec. 22 and potential paths forward on the border wall funding. Following the meeting, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the incoming House Speaker, told reporters that the proposed legislation “will be based on actions taken by the Republican Senate, bills that have passed on the floor … by over 90 votes and/or in the committee unanimously.”
The House will consider the new legislation on the floor Thursday before bringing it up for a vote.