The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday approved legislation to fund the operations and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2006 at $30.8 billion, $1.37 billion above the FY 2005 enacted levels, and $1.3 billion above the President’s request. The legislation, which criticized the Department for its failure to submit congressionally mandated plans and reports, passed by a vote of 424 to 1.