Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that language in a Homeland Security funding bill the Senate passed unanimously near three weeks ago is “problematic” and will have to be changed to pass the House.

The bill as written, Johnson said, would “orphan” funding for key immigration enforcement agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Passage of that measure is part of a two-track DHS funding approach that won President Donald Trump’s endorsement but has faced skepticism from some conservative hard-liners.

The failure of the House and Senate GOP to align on a plan threatens to further delay the passage of DHS funding, even after Saturday’s attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

“It has some problematic language because it was haphazardly drafted,” Johnson told reporters of the Senate-passed bill. “We have a modified version that I think is going to be much better for both chambers.”

The language in question explicitly zeroes out funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection, which are set to be funded in a second measure to be passed under the party-line budget reconciliation process.

Stripping it out as the conservative are demanding would force the Senate to approve the bill a third time — and could potentially create objections from Democrats who have insisted on putting new restrictions on immigration enforcement.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday urged lawmakers to fund the Department of Homeland Security after a gunman breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend.

The administration has repeatedly blamed Democrats in Congress for holding up DHS funding and again leveled that charge on Monday, saying “Democrats need to do what President Trump has been calling on them to do for 73 days in a row, and fund the Department of Homeland Security. She called the matter a “national emergency.”

“Every member of Congress needs to put their country over party, and get the Department of Homeland Security funded,” she added.

Saturday’s incident has fueled calls from Republicans and Trump administration officials to fund the DHS, which houses the Secret Service, one of the law enforcement agencies managing security for the event. Leavitt mentioned the need to prepare for events that will place additional strain on the agency in the months ahead, including the World Cup, America 250, the 2028 Olympics and the presidential election.

The congressional showdown over DHS funding amid resistance from Democrats that want more guardrails placed around immigration enforcement has dragged into its third month. DHS has been able to paper over some missed paychecks by repurposing some of the massive cash infusion the agency received as part of the GOP megalaw enacted last year, but even that has its limits — DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said this month that his department will run out of money to pay employees’ salaries the first week of May.

President Donald Trump has demanded Republicans use the budget reconciliation process to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol by June 1, after which Congress is expected to enact a bipartisan measure to fund remaining DHS operations and end the record-breaking shutdown.

Republican leadership is working to convince hold-outs to support a Senate budget plan to fund immigration enforcement, in part by promising another package filled with Republican priorities later on. Some House Republicans believe the shooting could push hesitant Republican lawmakers to temporarily abandon their frustrations and support the budget plan, especially amid increasing White House warnings about national security risks inherent in leaving the agency in a funding lurch.

Leavitt praised federal law enforcement’s response to Trump’s attempted assassination.

Law enforcement quickly took down the shooter before he made it into the ballroom of the Washington Hilton, where Trump, Vice President JD Vance, first lady Melania Trump and other dignitaries including members of the Cabinet were gathered for dinner. And Secret Service officers quickly removed the president and other top administration officials from the event space.

“The Secret Service is a vital component of DHS. It has been directly impacted by this reckless political gamesmanship,” Leavitt said. “Everyone in this room who was there on Saturday night witnessed the heroes of Secret Service and federal law enforcement jump into action in the face of grave danger and uncertainty.”

However, how the gunman was able to charge as far past law enforcement as he did — and his ability to bring weapons to the hotel — remains under scrutiny as federal officials examine security protocols for future events.

Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner attack is shaking up what was already going to be a grueling week for House GOP leaders.

Here’s what we know.

Speaker Mike Johnson, who was among those evacuated from the Washington Hilton, is moving ahead with votes on the three-year Section 702 extension on Tuesday, the immigration enforcement budget blueprint on Wednesday and the farm bill on Thursday.

All three have been mired in internal GOP squabbles, and a rank-and-file hunger to respond to the WHCD shooting may create further complications. GOP hard-liners including Rep. Chip Roy are pushing for White House ballroom money to be attached to immigration funding.

One response that some House Republicans are starting to explore is creating a special committee to investigate the shooting and security around the event, said three people granted anonymity to relay the discussions. Already, House Oversight, House Homeland Security and Senate Judiciary have requested briefings from the Secret Service.

King Charles III’s address to Congress Tuesday is proceeding, and Hill leadership circles have discussed tightening security protocols.

With President Donald Trump vowing to reschedule the media gala, lawmakers are also warning about the need to strengthen security around the next gathering of the president, his Cabinet, congressional leaders and hundreds of journalists and their guests.

“There needs to be wholesale change,” Rep. Mike Lawler, who attended Saturday, said in an interview. “This nutjob could have walked into any of the other events before the dinner and caused mass casualties.”

“I was at a table talking about how accessible members of Congress are, and then pop, pop, pop,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman said in an interview. He added that a “hotel is a bad idea,” and argued that the construction of a White House ballroom, which has been mired in litigation, should get the go-ahead.

Mark Teixeira, the former Major League Baseball player poised to succeed Roy in his Texas Hill Country district, said in an interview that, after he heard the shots and ducked under his table, his mind started racing to the worst-case scenario — “that somebody was inside the room with a gun and a suppressor.”

“My heart sank,” he said. “Your mind just goes to the worst-case scenario. … You’re just hoping that no one was shot, including the president.”

“The hotel and surrounding area” were not secure, he added.

What else we’re watching

— Sanders vs. Schumer: Sen. Bernie Sanders is vowing to force more votes to block U.S. arms sales to Israel and build on growing momentum among Democrats, despite opposition from leaders including Chuck Schumer.

“What is noteworthy is that you have two major leaders of the Democratic Party, both Chuck and Kirsten Gillibrand, being in the significant minority of their party in terms of their votes on continuing to fund military aid to Israel,” Sanders said in an interview.

— Warsh likely Fed chair by mid-May: With Sen. Thom Tillis now on board, Senate Republicans are set to approve Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve chair nomination in what will likely be a party-line committee vote Wednesday and then confirm him for the position the week of May 11.

The timeline would get Warsh to the central bank ahead of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair expiring on May 15. Absent unanimous consent to expedite Warsh’s confirmation, Senate Majority Leader John Thune can file cloture on the nomination as soon as Thursday.

Sophia Cai, Jordain Carney, Hailey Fuchs and Jasper Goodman contributed reporting.